The number of chickens worldwide has more than doubled since 1990. In 2022, there were some 26.56 billion chickens in the world, up from about 13.9 billion chickens in 2000.
Chicken farming
There are two major types of chickens that are farmed globally: egg laying hens, and broiler chickens. As the names suggest, one produces eggs and the other is raised for meat. In terms of egg production, China produced the highest number of eggs in 2022, at an amazing 584 billion. In contrast, the second leading producer, Indonesia, only produced about 132 billion eggs in that year. The United States ranked fourth that year in terms of worldwide egg production. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. state with the largest chicken population is Iowa.
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