FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in China
In 2024 China produced 15.4 million t of chicken meat, the 2nd largest in the world (12.0% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 25%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 15.4 million t
- World rank
- 2 of 189
- 10-year change
- +25%
- Record
- 15.4 million t
- 2024
Chicken meat in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,350,000 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14,800,000 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14,300,000 | −2.7% |
| 2021 | 14,700,000 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14,600,000 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 13,800,000 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | 13,958,000 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 13,279,000 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13,216,000 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 12,782,000 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12,257,000 | −2.6% |
| 2013 | 12,586,000 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | 12,761,000 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 11,962,000 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 11,592,000 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 11,164,000 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10,735,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 10,133,000 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 9,566,000 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9,367,000 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 8,850,000 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8,790,000 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8,499,000 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 8,180,800 | −2.2% |
| 2000 | 8,364,000 | +12% |
| 1999 | 7,476,000 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7,266,000 | +11% |
| 1997 | 6,553,000 | +19% |
| 1996 | 5,520,000 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,500,000 | +20% |
| 1994 | 4,600,000 | +14% |
| 1993 | 4,020,000 | +31% |
| 1992 | 3,080,000 | +14% |
| 1991 | 2,700,000 | +23% |
| 1990 | 2,200,000 | +11% |
| 1989 | 1,975,000 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,935,000 | +26% |
| 1987 | 1,540,000 | +17% |
| 1986 | 1,315,000 | +17% |
| 1985 | 1,120,000 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,068,000 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,040,000 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1,010,000 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 965,000 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 940,000 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 905,000 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 875,000 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 825,000 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 784,000 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 730,000 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 710,000 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 670,000 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 645,000 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 605,000 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 575,000 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 564,000 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 540,000 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 530,000 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 510,000 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 500,000 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 480,000 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 470,000 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 460,000 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 445,000 | — |
Other large producers
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.