Japan vs USSR: Chicken meat production
Japan
2.47 million tonnes
in 2024
USSR
3.09 million tonnes
in 1991
Japan rank
11th
USSR rank
8th
Chicken meat production over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 3.09 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 626,130 tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th 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 | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 233,973 tonnes | 770,111 tonnes | 536,139 tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 762,519 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 714,681 tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.30 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.37 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chicken meat production, Japan or USSR?
- USSR, at 3.09 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Japan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in chicken meat production between Japan and USSR?
- 626,130 tonnes, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for chicken meat production?
- Japan ranks 11th 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.