Brazil vs China: Poultry production
Brazil
13.87 million tonnes
in 2024
China
26.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Poultry production over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 26.60 million tonnes against 13.87 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 12.73 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,579 tonnes | 723,444 tonnes | 504,865 tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 615,690 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 455,210 tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 166,653 tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 8.37 million tonnes | 13.32 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 12.84 million tonnes | 18.58 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 13.42 million tonnes | 24.81 million tonnes | 11.40 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poultry production, Brazil or China?
- China, at 26.60 million tonnes against 13.87 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poultry production between Brazil and China?
- 12.73 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for poultry production?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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.