Egypt vs Japan: Poultry production
Egypt
2.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
2.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
Japan rank
12th
Poultry production over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.69 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 222,130 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,865 tonnes | 234,024 tonnes | 157,159 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 94,565 tonnes | 762,581 tonnes | 668,016 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 219,834 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 391,432 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 891,858 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 699,411 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 591,653 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 774,435 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 45,214 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poultry production, Egypt or Japan?
- Egypt, at 2.69 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poultry production between Egypt and Japan?
- 222,130 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for poultry production?
- Egypt ranks 10th 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.