Chicken meat production in India
India: Chicken meat production was 5.02 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.02 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.02 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
68,998 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
India recorded 5.02 million tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in India peaked at 5.02 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68,998 tonnes, in 1961.
That places India 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,998 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 68,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 68,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70,002 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 71,001 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 72,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 73,998 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 76,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 79,002 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 81,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 82,998 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 83,997 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 84,996 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 85,995 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 88,020 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 90,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 90,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 93,150 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 100,800 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 113,040 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 120,150 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 130,050 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 136,800 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 150,030 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 161,100 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 180,000 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 276,750 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1988 | 282,600 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 315,000 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 361,800 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 493,200 tonnes | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 511,200 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 576,900 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 591,300 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 605,700 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 621,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 624,600 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 698,000 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 770,000 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 864,000 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 923,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.48 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.68 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.85 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.05 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 3.26 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.44 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 3.77 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.06 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.34 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 4.47 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.62 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.78 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5.02 million tonnes | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 5.02 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434 tonnes, 92.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 5.02 million tonnes is above the median for South Asia, which is 232,508 tonnes, 21.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +53.8% | 180,000 tonnes | 276,750 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,111 tonnes | 68,998 tonnes | 79,002 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,096 tonnes | 81,000 tonnes | 100,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,552 tonnes | 113,040 tonnes | 315,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,370 tonnes | 361,800 tonnes | 770,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million tonnes | 864,000 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in India?
- Chicken meat production in India was 5.02 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,998 tonnes in 1961.
- How does India rank for chicken meat production?
- India ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.