As of 30 June 2023, the total duck inventory was estimated at 14.52 million birds. This was 7.0 percent higher than the previous year’s same period count of 13.57 million birds. About 66.1 percent of the country’s duck population came from smallhold farms, while the remaining 31.2 percent and 2.7 percent were from semi-commercial and commercial farms, respectively. (Figure 2)

Central Luzon recorded the highest duck population of 5.03 million birds as of 30 June 2023. This was followed by Cagayan Valley and SOCCSKSARGEN with corresponding inventories of 1.55 million birds and 1.46 million birds. These three regions accounted for 55.4 percent of the country’s total duck population during the period.