Meat and offal · FAOSTAT 2024
Chicken meat production by country
World production of chicken meat reached 128 million t in 2024, up 27% over ten years. The largest producers were United States (15.7%), China (12.0%), Brazil (10.7%), together 38% of the world total.
- World production, 2024
- 128 million t
- 10-year change
- +27%
- Producing countries
- 189
- Largest producer
- United States
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20,176,637 | 15.7% | +14% |
| 2 | China X | 15,350,000 | 12.0% | +25% |
| 3 | Brazil | 13,714,702 | 10.7% | +9.7% |
| 4 | Russia I | 5,457,330 | 4.25% | +45% |
| 5 | India | 5,019,410 | 3.91% | +65% |
| 6 | Indonesia | 4,179,444 | 3.26% | +116% |
| 7 | Mexico | 4,013,216 | 3.13% | +39% |
| 8 | Egypt I | 2,598,604 | 2.03% | +151% |
| 9 | Turkey | 2,512,131 | 1.96% | +33% |
| 10 | Japan I | 2,466,967 | 1.92% | +16% |
| 11 | Poland | 2,433,020 | 1.90% | +66% |
| 12 | Pakistan | 2,362,000 | 1.84% | +139% |
| 13 | Argentina | 2,304,000 | 1.80% | +19% |
| 14 | Iran I | 2,268,606 | 1.77% | +12% |
| 15 | Thailand I | 1,917,977 | 1.49% | +9.2% |
| 16 | South Africa | 1,915,000 | 1.49% | +12% |
| 17 | Peru | 1,859,238 | 1.45% | +41% |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1,852,000 | 1.44% | +28% |
| 19 | Colombia | 1,821,768 | 1.42% | +34% |
| 20 | Malaysia | 1,602,620 | 1.25% | +13% |
| 21 | Philippines | 1,601,795 | 1.25% | +44% |
| 22 | Spain | 1,517,910 | 1.18% | +26% |
| 23 | Australia | 1,477,685 | 1.15% | +34% |
| 24 | Canada | 1,418,174 | 1.11% | +29% |
| 25 | Vietnam E | 1,259,484 | 0.98% | +99% |
| 26 | France | 1,245,830 | 0.97% | +9.1% |
| 27 | Italy | 1,134,090 | 0.88% | +23% |
| 28 | Ukraine E | 1,120,200 | 0.87% | −3.8% |
| 29 | Germany | 1,114,000 | 0.87% | +8.5% |
| 30 | South Korea X | 935,000 | 0.73% | +31% |
| 31 | Netherlands | 840,530 | 0.66% | −12% |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia E | 757,432 | 0.59% | +44% |
| 33 | Myanmar E | 707,500 | 0.55% | −49% |
| 34 | Chile | 695,566 | 0.54% | +23% |
| 35 | Taiwan X | 690,000 | 0.54% | +27% |
| 36 | Israel | 600,072 | 0.47% | +25% |
| 37 | Morocco | 583,000 | 0.45% | +28% |
| 38 | Bolivia | 579,764 | 0.45% | +29% |
| 39 | Ecuador | 554,360 | 0.43% | +14% |
| 40 | Belarus I | 549,184 | 0.43% | +33% |
| 41 | Venezuela I | 541,858 | 0.42% | −39% |
| 42 | Romania | 532,940 | 0.42% | +34% |
| 43 | Belgium | 531,510 | 0.41% | +25% |
| 44 | Algeria I | 448,820 | 0.35% | +47% |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 421,615 | 0.33% | +37% |
| 46 | Hungary | 401,760 | 0.31% | +48% |
| 47 | Guatemala E | 391,942 | 0.31% | +46% |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 352,738 | 0.27% | +179% |
| 49 | Nigeria I | 342,933 | 0.27% | +75% |
| 50 | Portugal | 341,120 | 0.27% | +24% |
| 51 | Jordan | 302,275 | 0.24% | +57% |
| 52 | Greece | 275,600 | 0.21% | +47% |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 258,540 | 0.20% | +80% |
| 54 | Bangladesh I | 232,508 | 0.18% | +29% |
| 55 | New Zealand | 230,307 | 0.18% | +23% |
| 56 | Honduras I | 229,377 | 0.18% | +47% |
| 57 | Yemen I | 204,416 | 0.16% | +12% |
| 58 | Panama I | 198,284 | 0.15% | +17% |
| 59 | Iraq X | 190,000 | 0.15% | +171% |
| 60 | Nepal | 180,076 | 0.14% | +317% |
| 61 | Uzbekistan X | 174,100 | 0.14% | +262% |
| 62 | Sweden | 173,950 | 0.14% | +29% |
| 63 | Burkina Faso I | 168,997 | 0.13% | −3.4% |
| 64 | Syria | 168,188 | 0.13% | +69% |
| 65 | El Salvador I | 167,371 | 0.13% | +42% |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 163,915 | 0.13% | +259% |
| 67 | Tunisia I | 163,333 | 0.13% | +13% |
| 68 | Denmark | 163,170 | 0.13% | +2.3% |
| 69 | Ireland | 162,200 | 0.13% | +84% |
| 70 | Czechia | 160,250 | 0.12% | +9.6% |
| 71 | Senegal I | 159,502 | 0.12% | +142% |
| 72 | Tanzania | 147,450 | 0.11% | +55% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 143,677 | 0.11% | +16% |
| 74 | Jamaica | 142,354 | 0.11% | +29% |
| 75 | Azerbaijan I | 142,321 | 0.11% | +43% |
| 76 | Finland | 140,010 | 0.11% | +32% |
| 77 | Serbia | 139,560 | 0.11% | +63% |
| 78 | Lebanon I | 137,662 | 0.11% | +46% |
| 79 | Mozambique | 135,022 | 0.11% | +112% |
| 80 | Uganda I | 132,768 | 0.10% | +120% |
| 81 | Libya I | 131,499 | 0.10% | +9.0% |
| 82 | Switzerland | 113,613 | 0.09% | +37% |
| 83 | Cameroon I | 113,200 | 0.09% | +52% |
| 84 | Malawi I | 111,035 | 0.09% | +29% |
| 85 | Norway | 110,833 | 0.09% | +17% |
| 86 | Zimbabwe E | 108,740 | 0.08% | +50% |
| 87 | Kenya | 102,529 | 0.08% | +366% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 95,990 | 0.07% | +21% |
| 89 | Lithuania | 83,240 | 0.06% | −11% |
| 90 | Guyana | 81,678 | 0.06% | +187% |
| 91 | Paraguay I | 78,426 | 0.06% | +38% |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76,457 | 0.06% | +76% |
| 93 | Sudan E | 76,042 | 0.06% | +31% |
| 94 | Ghana I | 74,518 | 0.06% | +36% |
| 95 | Uruguay I | 74,323 | 0.06% | −12% |
| 96 | Slovenia | 72,750 | 0.06% | +32% |
| 97 | Croatia | 67,130 | 0.05% | +35% |
| 98 | Kuwait X | 62,000 | 0.05% | +34% |
| 99 | Ethiopia I | 61,261 | 0.05% | −11% |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates I | 59,075 | 0.05% | +14% |
| 101 | Angola | 57,631 | 0.04% | +64% |
| 102 | Madagascar I | 55,453 | 0.04% | +44% |
| 103 | Mali I | 52,033 | 0.04% | +38% |
| 104 | South Sudan I | 52,009 | 0.04% | +160% |
| 105 | Zambia I | 51,237 | 0.04% | +11% |
| 106 | Mauritius | 51,200 | 0.04% | +7.8% |
| 107 | Moldova | 50,352 | 0.04% | +7.9% |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 47,381 | 0.04% | +3,059% |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,888 | 0.04% | −30% |
| 110 | Fiji | 45,553 | 0.04% | +109% |
| 111 | Singapore I | 45,032 | 0.04% | −50% |
| 112 | Laos I | 43,455 | 0.03% | +73% |
| 113 | Latvia | 38,460 | 0.03% | +34% |
| 114 | Togo I | 32,632 | 0.03% | +123% |
| 115 | Brunei | 28,995 | 0.02% | +21% |
| 116 | Afghanistan I | 28,689 | 0.02% | +16% |
| 117 | Cyprus | 28,080 | 0.02% | +31% |
| 118 | Georgia | 26,200 | 0.02% | +79% |
| 119 | Qatar X | 25,000 | 0.02% | +212% |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 24,886 | 0.02% | +20% |
| 121 | Puerto Rico I | 24,352 | 0.02% | −31% |
| 122 | Hong Kong E | 23,760 | 0.02% | −12% |
| 123 | Belize | 23,663 | 0.02% | +35% |
| 124 | North Korea I | 22,522 | 0.02% | −33% |
| 125 | Estonia | 22,237 | 0.02% | +14% |
| 126 | Niger I | 20,460 | 0.02% | +17% |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,604 | 0.02% | +237% |
| 128 | Sierra Leone I | 18,322 | 0.01% | +14% |
| 129 | Cambodia I | 17,577 | 0.01% | +1.0% |
| 130 | Rwanda I | 15,043 | 0.01% | −7.7% |
| 131 | Benin | 14,487 | 0.01% | +13% |
| 132 | Liberia I | 14,204 | 0.01% | +14% |
| 133 | Guinea I | 14,138 | 0.01% | +12% |
| 134 | Armenia | 14,058 | 0.01% | +60% |
| 135 | Barbados I | 12,873 | 0.01% | −11% |
| 136 | Namibia I | 11,792 | 0.01% | +43% |
| 137 | Albania | 11,411 | 0.01% | −11% |
| 138 | DR Congo X | 10,000 | 0.01% | −9.3% |
| 139 | Burundi I | 9,963 | 0.01% | +32% |
| 140 | Iceland | 9,879 | 0.01% | +23% |
| 141 | Haiti I | 8,928 | 0.01% | +7.8% |
| 142 | Bahrain | 8,671 | 0.01% | +35% |
| 143 | Suriname I | 8,221 | 0.01% | −2.1% |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea I | 6,912 | 0.01% | +10.0% |
| 145 | Oman I | 6,900 | 0.01% | +11% |
| 146 | Congo I | 6,841 | 0.01% | +4.6% |
| 147 | Chad I | 6,410 | 0.00% | +1.7% |
| 148 | Central African Republic I | 6,062 | 0.00% | +2.3% |
| 149 | Bahamas I | 5,997 | 0.00% | −6.4% |
| 150 | Malta | 4,950 | 0.00% | +26% |
| 151 | Mauritania I | 4,934 | 0.00% | +6.3% |
| 152 | Gabon I | 4,220 | 0.00% | +7.9% |
| 153 | Somalia I | 4,088 | 0.00% | +11% |
| 154 | Cuba E | 3,900 | 0.00% | −88% |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau I | 3,183 | 0.00% | +18% |
| 156 | Macao I | 3,029 | 0.00% | −12% |
| 157 | Eswatini I | 2,861 | 0.00% | +9.5% |
| 158 | Montenegro I | 2,665 | 0.00% | +89% |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 1,997 | 0.00% | −0.7% |
| 160 | Botswana E | 1,584 | 0.00% | −6.8% |
| 161 | Saint Lucia I | 1,422 | 0.00% | −2.5% |
| 162 | Gambia I | 1,360 | 0.00% | −28% |
| 163 | Bhutan | 1,208 | 0.00% | +28% |
| 164 | Kiribati I | 1,156 | 0.00% | +40% |
| 165 | Eritrea I | 910 | 0.00% | −48% |
| 166 | New Caledonia I | 886 | 0.00% | +2.3% |
| 167 | Seychelles I | 744 | 0.00% | +140% |
| 168 | French Polynesia I | 659 | 0.00% | +7.9% |
| 169 | Comoros I | 592 | 0.00% | +5.0% |
| 170 | Cabo Verde E | 590 | 0.00% | −37% |
| 171 | Lesotho I | 569 | 0.00% | −41% |
| 172 | Grenada E | 549 | 0.00% | −27% |
| 173 | Vanuatu I | 548 | 0.00% | −40% |
| 174 | Timor-Leste I | 492 | 0.00% | −42% |
| 175 | Mongolia | 487 | 0.00% | +108% |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe E | 418 | 0.00% | −19% |
| 177 | Samoa I | 382 | 0.00% | −18% |
| 178 | Dominica I | 373 | 0.00% | +3.3% |
| 179 | Solomon Islands I | 286 | 0.00% | +1.1% |
| 180 | Tonga I | 272 | 0.00% | −6.2% |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea I | 264 | 0.00% | +7.8% |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211 | 0.00% | +20% |
| 183 | Micronesia I | 162 | 0.00% | +1.9% |
| 184 | Tuvalu I | 64 | 0.00% | +14% |
| 185 | Cook Islands I | 49 | 0.00% | +8.9% |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis E | 28 | 0.00% | −69% |
| 187 | Niue I | 26 | 0.00% | +18% |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda I | 6 | 0.00% | −60% |
| 189 | Nauru I | 4 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.