Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
What the numbers show
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 16.07 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 60,168 t, and the mean is 634,622 t.
Over the past decade 195 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production (chickens Production): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16.07 million t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 16.07 million t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 15.35 million t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 13.71 million t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 5.46 million t | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 5.46 million t | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 5.02 million t | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4.18 million t | 2024 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.01 million t | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 10 | USSR | 3.09 million t | 1991 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.60 million t | 2024 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.60 million t | 2024 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 2.51 million t | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 2.51 million t | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 2.47 million t | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 2.43 million t | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 2.36 million t | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 2.30 million t | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.27 million t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 1.92 million t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 1.92 million t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 1.86 million t | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.85 million t | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 1.82 million t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.71 million t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1.52 million t | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 1.48 million t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Canada | 1.42 million t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 1.25 million t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Italy | 1.13 million t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Germany | 1.11 million t | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 935,000 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 840,530 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 757,432 t | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 707,500 t | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 695,566 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 690,000 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Caribbean | 669,496 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 600,072 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 583,000 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 579,764 t | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 554,360 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 549,184 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 549,184 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 541,858 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 532,940 t | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 51 | Belgium | 531,510 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 52 | Algeria | 448,820 t | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 421,615 t | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Hungary | 401,760 t | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 391,942 t | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 359,136 t | 1999 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 352,738 t | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 352,738 t | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | 342,933 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 341,120 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 302,275 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 275,600 t | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 258,540 t | 2024 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 232,508 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 230,307 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 229,377 t | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Yugoslav SFR | 211,251 t | 1991 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 68 | Yemen | 204,416 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 204,416 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Panama | 198,284 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 190,000 t | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 180,076 t | 2024 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 174,100 t | 2024 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 174,100 t | 2024 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Sweden | 173,950 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechoslovakia | 170,301 t | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 168,997 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Syria | 168,188 t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 168,188 t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 167,371 t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 163,915 t | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 163,915 t | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 163,333 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 163,310 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 163,170 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Ireland | 162,200 t | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Czechia | 160,250 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 88 | Senegal | 159,502 t | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 147,450 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 143,677 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Jamaica | 142,354 t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 142,321 t | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 142,321 t | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Finland | 140,010 t | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 139,560 t | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 139,560 t | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 137,662 t | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 135,022 t | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 135,022 t | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 132,768 t | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 131,499 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | 127,924 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 113,613 t | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Cameroon | 113,200 t | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 111,035 t | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 110,833 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 108,740 t | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Kenya | 102,529 t | 2024 | up 366.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 95,990 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 110 | Lithuania | 83,240 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 111 | Guyana | 81,678 t | 2024 | up 187.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 78,426 t | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia PDR | 77,200 t | 1992 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76,457 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | 76,042 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 74,518 t | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 74,323 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 72,750 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 70,100 t | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 70,100 t | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia and Montenegro | 67,175 t | 2005 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 67,130 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 122 | Croatia | 67,130 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 124 | Kuwait | 62,000 t | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 61,261 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 61,261 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 59,075 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Angola | 57,631 t | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 55,453 t | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 129 | Madagascar | 55,453 t | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 131 | Melanesia | 54,185 t | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Mali | 52,033 t | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 133 | South Sudan | 52,008 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 133 | South Sudan | 52,008 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Zambia | 51,237 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritius | 51,200 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 50,352 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 47,381 t | 2024 | up 3,058.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 47,381 t | 2024 | up 3,058.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,888 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 45,553 t | 2024 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 45,553 t | 2024 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 45,032 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 144 | Laos | 43,455 t | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 43,455 t | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Sudan (former) | 40,000 t | 2011 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 147 | Latvia | 38,460 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 148 | Palestine | 34,318 t | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 149 | Togo | 32,632 t | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei | 28,995 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 28,995 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 28,689 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 28,689 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 28,080 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Georgia | 26,200 t | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 156 | Qatar | 25,000 t | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 24,886 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 24,352 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 159 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 23,760 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 160 | Belize | 23,663 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22,522 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 162 | Estonia | 22,237 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Niger | 20,460 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,604 t | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,604 t | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 18,322 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Cambodia | 17,577 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 168 | Rwanda | 15,043 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Benin | 14,487 t | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 170 | Réunion | 14,408 t | 2006 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Liberia | 14,204 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea | 14,138 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Armenia | 14,058 t | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 173 | Armenia | 14,058 t | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 175 | Barbados | 12,873 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Namibia | 11,792 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Albania | 11,411 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,000 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 179 | Burundi | 9,963 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 180 | Iceland | 9,879 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Haiti | 8,928 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 182 | Bahrain | 8,671 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Bahrain | 8,671 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Suriname | 8,221 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 6,912 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 186 | Oman | 6,900 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Congo | 6,841 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 187 | Congo | 6,841 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 189 | Chad | 6,410 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 6,062 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahamas | 5,997 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 191 | Bahamas | 5,997 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 193 | Malta | 4,950 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 194 | Mauritania | 4,934 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 194 | Mauritania | 4,934 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 196 | Gabon | 4,220 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Somalia | 4,088 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 198 | Cuba | 3,900 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,183 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 200 | China, Macao SAR | 3,029 t | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 201 | Eswatini | 2,861 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Eswatini | 2,861 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Montenegro | 2,665 t | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 204 | North Macedonia | 1,997 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 204 | North Macedonia | 1,997 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 206 | Botswana | 1,584 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Polynesia | 1,456 t | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 208 | Saint Lucia | 1,422 t | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Lucia | 1,422 t | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Gambia | 1,360 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 210 | Gambia | 1,360 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Guadeloupe | 1,350 t | 2006 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia | 1,322 t | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Bhutan | 1,208 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Kiribati | 1,156 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 216 | Martinique | 949 t | 2006 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 217 | Eritrea | 910.22 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 217 | Eritrea | 910.22 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 219 | New Caledonia | 886.27 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 220 | Seychelles | 744.36 t | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 221 | French Polynesia | 658.99 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 222 | Comoros | 592.21 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 222 | Comoros | 592.21 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 224 | Cape Verde | 590.12 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 224 | Cabo Verde | 590.12 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 226 | Lesotho | 568.52 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 226 | Lesotho | 568.52 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 228 | Grenada | 548.83 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 229 | Vanuatu | 547.72 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 230 | Timor-Leste | 492 t | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 231 | Mongolia | 486.71 t | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 232 | Sao Tome and Principe | 418.49 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 232 | Sao Tome and Principe | 418.49 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 234 | Samoa | 381.71 t | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 235 | Dominica | 372.88 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 236 | French Guiana | 357 t | 2006 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 237 | Solomon Islands | 285.56 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 238 | Tonga | 272.25 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 239 | Equatorial Guinea | 264.42 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 239 | Equatorial Guinea | 264.42 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 241 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 241 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 243 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 161.73 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 244 | Tuvalu | 63.56 t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 245 | Cook Islands | 49.01 t | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 246 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27.5 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 246 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27.5 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 248 | Niue | 25.78 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 249 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 t | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 250 | Nauru | 4.02 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 250 | Nauru | 4.02 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 252 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 128.31 million t
- Americas 49.92 million t
- Asia 47.13 million t
- South America 22.31 million t
- Northern America 21.59 million t
- Europe 21.23 million t
- United States of America 20.18 million t
- Eastern Asia 19.49 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12.90 million t
- European Union (27) 11.76 million t
- South-eastern Asia 11.40 million t
- Eastern Europe 10.85 million t
- Southern Asia 10.35 million t
- Africa 8.26 million t
- Central America 5.34 million t
- Western Asia 5.27 million t
- Northern Africa 4.00 million t
- Western Europe 3.97 million t
- Southern Europe 3.65 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.86 million t
- Northern Europe 2.76 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.68 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.54 million t
- Southern Africa 1.93 million t
- Oceania 1.76 million t
- Western Africa 1.09 million t
- Eastern Africa 1.04 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 942,268 t
- Central Asia 618,709 t
- Middle Africa 205,047 t
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.