Brazil vs India: Poultry production
Brazil
13.87 million tonnes
in 2024
India
5.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
5th
Poultry production over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.87 million tonnes against 5.06 million tonnes in India, a difference of 8.81 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.7 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,579 tonnes | 83,464 tonnes | 135,115 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 615,690 tonnes | 101,265 tonnes | 514,426 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.68 million tonnes | 212,890 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes | 620,405 tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.37 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 12.84 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.42 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 8.60 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poultry production, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 13.87 million tonnes against 5.06 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poultry production between Brazil and India?
- 8.81 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for poultry production?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th 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.