Chicken meat production by country
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
20.18 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Luxembourg
Median
70,100 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,571
What the numbers show
Chicken meat production is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 20.18 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 70,100 tonnes, and the mean is 660,499 tonnes.
Over the past decade 157 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Chicken meat production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 15.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 13.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 5.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 5.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 4.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 4.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 8 | USSR | 3.09 million tonnes | 1991 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 2.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 2.51 million tonnes | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 2.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 2.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 2.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 2.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 2.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 1.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 1.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 1.82 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 1.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 1.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 1.52 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 1.48 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 1.42 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 1.26 million tonnes | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 1.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 1.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 1.11 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 31 | South Korea | 935,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 840,530 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 757,432 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 707,500 tonnes | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 695,566 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Taiwan | 690,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Israel | 600,072 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 583,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia | 579,764 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 554,360 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 549,184 tonnes | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela | 541,858 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 532,940 tonnes | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 531,510 tonnes | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 448,820 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 421,615 tonnes | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 401,760 tonnes | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 391,942 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 352,738 tonnes | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | 342,933 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Portugal | 341,120 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Jordan | 302,275 tonnes | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 275,600 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 258,540 tonnes | 2024 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 232,508 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 230,307 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 229,377 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Yemen | 204,416 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 198,284 tonnes | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 190,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 180,076 tonnes | 2024 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 174,100 tonnes | 2024 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Sweden | 173,950 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 168,997 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 168,188 tonnes | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 167,371 tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 163,915 tonnes | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 163,333 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 163,310 tonnes | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Denmark | 163,170 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 162,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 160,250 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 73 | Senegal | 159,502 tonnes | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania | 147,450 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 143,677 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Jamaica | 142,354 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 142,321 tonnes | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 140,010 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Serbia | 139,560 tonnes | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 80 | Lebanon | 137,662 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | 135,022 tonnes | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Uganda | 132,768 tonnes | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 131,499 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 127,924 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 113,613 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 113,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 111,035 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 110,833 tonnes | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 108,740 tonnes | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 102,529 tonnes | 2024 | up 366.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 95,990 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 92 | Lithuania | 83,240 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 81,678 tonnes | 2024 | up 187.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 78,426 tonnes | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76,457 tonnes | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Sudan | 76,042 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 74,518 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 74,323 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | 72,750 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 70,100 tonnes | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Croatia | 67,130 tonnes | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 102 | Kuwait | 62,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 61,261 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 59,075 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 57,631 tonnes | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Madagascar | 55,453 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 107 | Mali | 52,033 tonnes | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 108 | South Sudan | 52,008 tonnes | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 51,237 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 51,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Moldova | 50,352 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 47,381 tonnes | 2024 | up 3,058.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,888 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 45,553 tonnes | 2024 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Singapore | 45,032 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 116 | Laos | 43,455 tonnes | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Latvia | 38,460 tonnes | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 34,318 tonnes | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 119 | Togo | 32,632 tonnes | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei | 28,995 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 28,689 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 122 | Cyprus | 28,080 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Georgia | 26,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 124 | Qatar | 25,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 24,886 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 24,352 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 23,760 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 128 | Belize | 23,663 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 129 | North Korea | 22,522 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 130 | Estonia | 22,237 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 131 | Niger | 20,460 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,604 tonnes | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 18,322 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Cambodia | 17,577 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 135 | Rwanda | 15,043 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Benin | 14,487 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 137 | Reunion | 14,408 tonnes | 2006 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Liberia | 14,204 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Guinea | 14,138 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 14,058 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 141 | Barbados | 12,873 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | 11,792 tonnes | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Albania | 11,411 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 145 | Burundi | 9,963 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 9,879 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Haiti | 8,928 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 148 | Bahrain | 8,671 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Suriname | 8,221 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 6,912 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 151 | Oman | 6,900 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Congo | 6,841 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 153 | Chad | 6,410 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 6,062 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 5,997 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 156 | Malta | 4,950 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 157 | Mauritania | 4,934 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 158 | Gabon | 4,220 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Somalia | 4,088 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 160 | Cuba | 3,900 tonnes | 2024 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,183 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Macao | 3,029 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 2,861 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 2,665 tonnes | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 1,997 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 1,584 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 1,422 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Gambia | 1,360 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Guadeloupe | 1,350 tonnes | 2006 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | 1,208 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 1,156 tonnes | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Martinique | 949 tonnes | 2006 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 173 | Eritrea | 910.22 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 886.27 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 175 | Seychelles | 744.36 tonnes | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 658.99 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 592.21 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 178 | Cape Verde | 590.12 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 568.52 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 180 | Grenada | 548.83 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 547.72 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 182 | East Timor | 492 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 183 | Mongolia | 486.71 tonnes | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 418.49 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Samoa | 381.71 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 372.88 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 187 | French Guiana | 357 tonnes | 2006 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 285.56 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 189 | Tonga | 272.25 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 264.42 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 161.73 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 63.56 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 49.01 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27.5 tonnes | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 196 | Niue | 25.78 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 tonnes | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 4.02 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.