FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 935,000 t of chicken meat, the 30th largest in the world (0.73% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 962,000 t in 2020.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 935,000 t
- World rank
- 30 of 189
- 10-year change
- +31%
- Record
- 962,000 t
- 2020
Chicken meat in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 935,000 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 923,000 | −0.2% |
| 2022 | 925,000 | −1.1% |
| 2021 | 935,000 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | 962,000 | +12% |
| 2019 | 856,000 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 823,500 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 766,800 | −5.1% |
| 2016 | 808,000 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 790,000 | +11% |
| 2014 | 713,000 | +12% |
| 2013 | 639,000 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 626,000 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 617,000 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 588,000 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 551,000 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 509,000 | −0.8% |
| 2007 | 513,000 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 510,000 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 484,000 | +25% |
| 2004 | 386,000 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 383,000 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 381,381 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 377,143 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 373,571 | −4.2% |
| 1999 | 390,000 | +12% |
| 1998 | 349,746 | −5.8% |
| 1997 | 371,283 | −6.0% |
| 1996 | 395,184 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 375,864 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 368,000 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 361,000 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 346,000 | +12% |
| 1991 | 310,000 | +20% |
| 1990 | 258,000 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 238,000 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 230,000 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 216,000 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 198,000 | +57% |
| 1985 | 126,000 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 118,000 | −1.7% |
| 1983 | 120,000 | +21% |
| 1982 | 99,183 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 91,364 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 90,456 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 89,723 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 82,189 | +13% |
| 1977 | 73,052 | +20% |
| 1976 | 60,886 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 55,594 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 53,269 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 51,801 | −4.5% |
| 1972 | 54,266 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 49,997 | +11% |
| 1970 | 45,177 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 42,251 | +25% |
| 1968 | 33,696 | +41% |
| 1967 | 23,960 | +28% |
| 1966 | 18,700 | −1.2% |
| 1965 | 18,923 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 18,000 | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 16,500 | +10% |
| 1962 | 15,000 | −6.3% |
| 1961 | 16,000 | — |
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.