Chicken meat production in Vietnam
Vietnam: Chicken meat production was 1.26 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.26 million
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.55 million
in 2023
All-time low
38,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.26 million for chicken meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Vietnam peaked at 1.55 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,000, in 1961.
Vietnam ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,000 | — |
| 1962 | 41,000 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 49,000 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 44,000 | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 47,000 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 48,000 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 49,500 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 60,000 | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 58,000 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 50,000 | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 54,000 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 55,000 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 57,000 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 62,000 | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 72,000 | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 90,000 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 97,000 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 122,000 | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 126,000 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 115,000 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 96,300 | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 130,000 | +35.0% |
| 1988 | 125,000 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 128,000 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 130,000 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 125,000 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 132,000 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 120,000 | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 124,000 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 142,000 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 226,100 | +59.2% |
| 1998 | 239,200 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 261,900 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 295,692 | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 307,971 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 338,402 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 372,721 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 316,409 | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 321,890 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 344,400 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 358,800 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 448,200 | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 528,548 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 456,637 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 494,361 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 525,961 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 575,752 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 633,334 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 700,873 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 740,726 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 786,354 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 839,574 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 990,379 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 1.26 million | -18.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.26 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,530, 9.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.26 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,141, 54.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +59.2% | 142,000 | 226,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,444 | 38,000 | 49,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,250 | 47,000 | 62,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,130 | 72,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162,020 | 120,000 | 261,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 363,303 | 295,692 | 528,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 674,395 | 456,637 | 990,379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million | 1.15 million | 1.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.258 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1228 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Vietnam?
- Chicken meat production in Vietnam was 1.26 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for chicken meat production?
- Vietnam ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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