Argentina vs Japan: Poultry production
Argentina
2.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
2.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
14th
Japan rank
12th
Poultry production over time
- Argentina
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.47 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 122,100 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Argentina ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,226 tonnes | 234,024 tonnes | 133,797 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 244,532 tonnes | 762,581 tonnes | 518,049 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 357,312 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 942,815 tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 709,076 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 574,214 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 195,017 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.01 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 58,822 tonnes | Argentina |
| 2020s | 2.33 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 58,046 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poultry production, Argentina or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.47 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poultry production between Argentina and Japan?
- 122,100 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for poultry production?
- Argentina ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poultry production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes.