Chicken meat production by country

Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.

Countries reporting
193
Highest
20.18 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
4.02 tonnes
Nauru
Median
72,750 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,571

What the numbers show

Chicken meat production is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 20.18 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 4.02 tonnes in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 72,750 tonnes, and the mean is 664,129 tonnes.

Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 88.2%).

Chicken meat production: full country ranking

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

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Chicken meat production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.