China vs United States: Poultry production, per square kilometre

China
2.73 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
2.45 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
42nd
United States rank
45th

Poultry production, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • United States
0123196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 42nd and United States ranks 45th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4103 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3333 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.1141 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5605 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4464 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.1962 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8645 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6682 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.7528 tonnes per square kilometre 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7241 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2000s 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre 2 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5793 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2010s 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3086 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2020s 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1906 tonnes per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poultry production, per square kilometre, China or United States?
China, at 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in poultry production, per square kilometre between China and United States?
0.28 tonnes per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for poultry production, per square kilometre?
China ranks 42nd and United States ranks 45th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poultry production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,977 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Poultry production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.