Egypt vs USSR: Chicken meat production
Egypt
2.60 million tonnes
in 2024
USSR
3.09 million tonnes
in 1991
Egypt rank
9th
USSR rank
8th
Chicken meat production over time
- Egypt
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 3.09 million tonnes against 2.60 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 494,500 tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th of 199 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,944 tonnes | 770,111 tonnes | 723,167 tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 62,558 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 158,704 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 210,000 tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chicken meat production, Egypt or USSR?
- USSR, at 3.09 million tonnes against 2.60 million tonnes in Egypt as of 1991.
- What is the difference in chicken meat production between Egypt and USSR?
- 494,500 tonnes, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Egypt and USSR rank globally for chicken meat production?
- Egypt ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Chicken meat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.