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,...

Countries reporting
252
Highest
16.07 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Luxembourg
Median
60,168 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,160

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 16,160 data points, 1961–2024
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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.