Chicken meat production in Japan
Japan: Chicken meat production was 2.47 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Japan is 2.47 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Japan peaked at 2.47 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 132,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Japan 10th out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 233,973 tonnes | 132,000 tonnes | 400,109 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 762,519 tonnes | 490,075 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Japan?
- Chicken meat production in Japan was 2.47 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chicken meat production?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.