Poultry production by country

Expressed in tonnes.

Countries reporting
193
Highest
26.60 million tonnes
China
Lowest
4.02 tonnes
Nauru
Median
76,042 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,571

What the numbers show

Poultry production is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 26.60 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 4.02 tonnes in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 76,042 tonnes, and the mean is 756,545 tonnes.

Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 88.2%).

Poultry production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 26.60 million tonnes 2024 up 51.9% volatile
2 United States 22.55 million tonnes 2024 up 10.5% volatile
3 Brazil 13.87 million tonnes 2024 up 8.0% volatile
4 Russia 5.46 million tonnes 2024 up 44.8% volatile
5 India 5.06 million tonnes 2024 up 64.7% volatile
6 Indonesia 4.22 million tonnes 2024 up 113.8% volatile
7 Mexico 4.03 million tonnes 2024 up 39.1% volatile
8 Poland 2.90 million tonnes 2024 up 73.8% volatile
9 Egypt 2.69 million tonnes 2024 up 130.7% volatile
10 Turkey 2.57 million tonnes 2024 up 32.0% volatile
11 Japan 2.47 million tonnes 2024 up 15.9% volatile
12 Pakistan 2.37 million tonnes 2024 up 138.6% volatile
13 Argentina 2.34 million tonnes 2024 up 18.4% volatile
14 Iran 2.28 million tonnes 2024 up 11.5% volatile
15 United Kingdom 2.00 million tonnes 2024 up 21.3% rising
16 Thailand 1.99 million tonnes 2024 up 9.9% volatile
17 South Africa 1.92 million tonnes 2024 up 11.5% volatile
18 Peru 1.90 million tonnes 2024 up 43.9% volatile
19 Colombia 1.82 million tonnes 2024 up 34.0% volatile
20 Spain 1.74 million tonnes 2024 up 26.8% rising
21 France 1.69 million tonnes 2024 down 6.5% rising
22 Malaysia 1.67 million tonnes 2024 up 6.2% volatile
23 Philippines 1.62 million tonnes 2024 up 40.9% volatile
24 Canada 1.59 million tonnes 2024 up 24.4% rising
25 Germany 1.54 million tonnes 2024 down 0.7% volatile
26 Australia 1.51 million tonnes 2024 up 32.8% volatile
27 Vietnam 1.42 million tonnes 2024 up 94.9% volatile
28 Italy 1.38 million tonnes 2024 up 12.4% rising
29 Ukraine 1.16 million tonnes 2024 down 4.5% volatile
30 South Korea 1.01 million tonnes 2024 up 27.4% volatile
31 Netherlands 850,371 tonnes 2024 down 16.8% volatile
32 Taiwan 781,354 tonnes 2024 up 19.4% volatile
33 Myanmar 778,433 tonnes 2024 down 49.0% volatile
34 Chile 759,117 tonnes 2024 up 14.4% volatile
35 Saudi Arabia 757,884 tonnes 2024 up 44.2% volatile
36 Morocco 735,000 tonnes 2024 up 37.6% volatile
37 Israel 694,722 tonnes 2024 up 23.2% volatile
38 Bolivia 579,764 tonnes 2024 up 28.0% volatile
39 Ecuador 556,908 tonnes 2024 up 13.8% volatile
40 Belarus 552,707 tonnes 2024 up 33.4% volatile
41 Venezuela 545,773 tonnes 2024 down 38.7% volatile
42 Hungary 543,588 tonnes 2024 up 23.0% rising
43 Belgium 537,866 tonnes 2024 up 24.2% rising
44 Romania 532,940 tonnes 2024 up 34.2% rising
45 Algeria 483,790 tonnes 2024 up 42.2% volatile
46 Dominican Republic 421,615 tonnes 2024 up 37.3% volatile
47 Portugal 397,090 tonnes 2024 up 26.4% volatile
48 Guatemala 391,942 tonnes 2024 up 45.8% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 360,041 tonnes 2024 up 185.0% volatile
50 Nigeria 342,933 tonnes 2024 up 74.7% volatile
51 Jordan 302,635 tonnes 2024 up 57.3% volatile
52 Bangladesh 298,673 tonnes 2024 up 30.4% volatile
53 Greece 277,980 tonnes 2024 up 46.4% rising
54 Tunisia 259,972 tonnes 2024 up 20.7% volatile
55 Sri Lanka 258,562 tonnes 2024 up 79.6% volatile
56 New Zealand 232,317 tonnes 2024 up 22.4% volatile
57 Honduras 229,377 tonnes 2024 up 46.9% volatile
58 Yemen 204,416 tonnes 2024 up 12.2% volatile
59 Panama 198,284 tonnes 2024 up 17.0% volatile
60 Iraq 190,000 tonnes 2024 up 171.4% volatile
61 Nepal 181,271 tonnes 2024 up 318.1% volatile
63 Sweden 178,090 tonnes 2024 up 28.6% volatile
64 Uzbekistan 174,100 tonnes 2024 up 262.0% volatile
65 Czechia 172,663 tonnes 2024 up 12.2% falling
66 Burkina Faso 168,997 tonnes 2024 down 3.4% volatile
67 Syria 168,997 tonnes 2024 up 68.5% volatile
68 El Salvador 167,371 tonnes 2024 up 42.2% volatile
69 Cote d'Ivoire 163,915 tonnes 2024 up 259.3% volatile
70 Nicaragua 163,310 tonnes 2023 up 32.4% volatile
71 Denmark 163,309 tonnes 2024 up 2.2% rising
72 Senegal 159,502 tonnes 2024 up 142.1% volatile
73 Austria 149,482 tonnes 2023 up 14.6% rising
74 Tanzania 148,766 tonnes 2024 up 54.0% volatile
75 Finland 148,660 tonnes 2024 up 31.1% volatile
76 Costa Rica 143,677 tonnes 2024 up 16.1% volatile
77 Jamaica 142,354 tonnes 2024 up 29.0% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 142,321 tonnes 2024 up 43.2% volatile
79 Serbia 139,660 tonnes 2024 up 63.2% rising
80 Mozambique 139,017 tonnes 2024 up 106.2% volatile
81 Lebanon 137,662 tonnes 2024 up 46.4% volatile
82 Uganda 132,768 tonnes 2024 up 120.3% volatile
83 Libya 131,499 tonnes 2024 up 9.0% volatile
84 Norway 120,069 tonnes 2024 up 13.2% volatile
85 Bulgaria 118,956 tonnes 2024 up 16.4% rising
86 Switzerland 115,808 tonnes 2024 up 37.0% volatile
87 Cameroon 113,200 tonnes 2024 up 52.0% volatile
88 Malawi 111,035 tonnes 2024 up 29.2% volatile
89 Zimbabwe 108,934 tonnes 2024 up 49.8% volatile
90 Kenya 102,529 tonnes 2024 up 366.0% volatile
91 Madagascar 91,348 tonnes 2024 up 26.0% rising
92 Lithuania 85,709 tonnes 2024 down 14.0% rising
93 Guyana 81,678 tonnes 2024 up 187.4% volatile
94 Paraguay 81,139 tonnes 2024 up 36.7% volatile
95 Croatia 78,207 tonnes 2024 up 29.6% rising
96 Slovenia 77,960 tonnes 2024 up 31.0% rising
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 76,558 tonnes 2024 up 76.2% volatile
98 Sudan 76,042 tonnes 2024 up 31.1% rising
99 Ghana 74,518 tonnes 2024 up 36.0% volatile
100 Uruguay 74,323 tonnes 2024 down 12.4% volatile
101 Slovakia 71,433 tonnes 2019 down 5.7% rising
102 Kuwait 62,000 tonnes 2024 up 34.2% volatile
103 Ethiopia 61,261 tonnes 2024 down 11.0% rising
104 United Arab Emirates 59,075 tonnes 2024 up 14.1% volatile
105 Angola 57,631 tonnes 2024 up 64.5% volatile
106 Mali 52,033 tonnes 2024 up 37.7% volatile
107 South Sudan 52,008 tonnes 2024 up 160.0% volatile
108 Mauritius 51,292 tonnes 2024 up 7.8% volatile
109 Zambia 51,237 tonnes 2024 up 11.1% volatile
110 Moldova 50,640 tonnes 2024 up 7.6% rising
111 Singapore 49,029 tonnes 2024 down 48.4% rising
112 Laos 48,337 tonnes 2024 up 62.1% volatile
113 Tajikistan 47,381 tonnes 2024 up 3,058.7% volatile
114 Trinidad and Tobago 46,888 tonnes 2024 down 30.1% volatile
115 Fiji 46,146 tonnes 2024 up 107.0% volatile
116 Latvia 38,480 tonnes 2024 up 34.1% rising
117 North Korea 36,881 tonnes 2024 down 17.4% rising
118 Palestine 34,318 tonnes 2022 down 36.0% falling
119 Togo 32,632 tonnes 2024 up 123.4% volatile
120 Brunei 29,091 tonnes 2024 up 19.8% volatile
121 Afghanistan 28,689 tonnes 2024 up 15.6% rising
122 Cyprus 28,150 tonnes 2024 up 28.4% volatile
123 Cambodia 27,330 tonnes 2024 up 1.7% volatile
124 Georgia 26,600 tonnes 2024 up 82.2% rising
125 Qatar 25,037 tonnes 2024 up 212.7% volatile
126 Turkmenistan 24,886 tonnes 2024 up 19.9% volatile
127 Hong Kong 24,363 tonnes 2024 down 10.6% falling
128 Puerto Rico 24,352 tonnes 2024 down 31.2% volatile
129 Belize 23,982 tonnes 2024 up 35.2% volatile
130 Estonia 22,237 tonnes 2024 up 14.3% rising
131 Niger 20,460 tonnes 2024 up 16.9% rising
132 Sierra Leone 20,454 tonnes 2024 up 18.0% volatile
133 Kyrgyzstan 19,604 tonnes 2024 up 237.4% volatile
134 Reunion 19,234 tonnes 2006 up 30.2% volatile
135 Namibia 16,697 tonnes 2024 up 32.5% volatile
136 Rwanda 15,043 tonnes 2024 down 7.7% volatile
137 Liberia 14,533 tonnes 2024 up 13.7% volatile
138 Benin 14,487 tonnes 2024 up 12.9% rising
139 Guinea 14,138 tonnes 2024 up 11.7% volatile
140 Armenia 14,058 tonnes 2024 up 59.8% rising
141 Barbados 13,058 tonnes 2024 down 10.4% volatile
142 Albania 12,574 tonnes 2024 down 1.6% volatile
143 Iceland 10,229 tonnes 2024 up 27.1% volatile
144 Democratic Republic of Congo 10,000 tonnes 2024 down 9.3% rising
145 Burundi 9,963 tonnes 2024 up 32.4% rising
146 Haiti 9,472 tonnes 2024 up 8.4% rising
147 Suriname 8,899 tonnes 2024 down 0.0% rising
148 Bahrain 8,671 tonnes 2024 up 35.3% volatile
149 Papua New Guinea 6,952 tonnes 2024 up 10.0% rising
150 Oman 6,900 tonnes 2024 up 11.4% volatile
151 Congo 6,841 tonnes 2024 up 4.6% rising
152 Chad 6,410 tonnes 2024 up 1.7% rising
153 Central African Republic 6,062 tonnes 2024 up 2.3% volatile
154 Bahamas 5,997 tonnes 2024 down 6.4% rising
156 Mauritania 4,934 tonnes 2024 up 6.3% rising
157 Gabon 4,220 tonnes 2024 up 7.9% volatile
158 Somalia 4,088 tonnes 2024 up 11.2% rising
159 Cuba 3,900 tonnes 2024 down 88.2% falling
160 Guinea-Bissau 3,183 tonnes 2024 up 18.5% volatile
161 Macao 3,106 tonnes 2024 down 13.2% rising
162 Eswatini 2,861 tonnes 2024 up 9.5% volatile
163 Montenegro 2,665 tonnes 2024 up 89.3% rising
164 North Macedonia 1,997 tonnes 2024 down 0.7% falling
165 Botswana 1,584 tonnes 2024 down 6.8% volatile
167 Saint Lucia 1,422 tonnes 2024 down 2.5% volatile
168 Gambia 1,360 tonnes 2024 down 27.8% volatile
169 Bhutan 1,208 tonnes 2024 up 28.0% volatile
170 Kiribati 1,156 tonnes 2024 up 39.8% volatile
172 Eritrea 910.22 tonnes 2024 down 48.2% falling
173 New Caledonia 886.27 tonnes 2024 up 2.3% rising
174 Seychelles 750.75 tonnes 2024 up 137.2% volatile
175 French Polynesia 691.1 tonnes 2024 up 7.4% rising
176 Comoros 592.21 tonnes 2024 up 4.9% rising
177 Cape Verde 590.12 tonnes 2024 down 37.4% volatile
178 Lesotho 568.52 tonnes 2024 down 40.9% flat
179 Grenada 548.83 tonnes 2024 down 26.9% rising
180 Vanuatu 547.72 tonnes 2024 down 40.5% volatile
181 East Timor 492 tonnes 2024 down 41.8% rising
182 Mongolia 486.71 tonnes 2024 up 108.2% volatile
183 Sao Tome and Principe 461.74 tonnes 2024 down 18.4% volatile
184 French Guiana 407 tonnes 2006 down 27.5% rising
185 Samoa 381.71 tonnes 2024 down 18.2% rising
186 Dominica 372.88 tonnes 2024 up 3.3% rising
187 Solomon Islands 285.56 tonnes 2024 up 1.0% rising
188 Tonga 272.25 tonnes 2024 down 6.0% rising
189 Equatorial Guinea 264.42 tonnes 2024 up 7.8% rising
190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 211 tonnes 2024 up 19.6% rising
191 Micronesia (country) 161.73 tonnes 2024 up 2.0% rising
192 Tuvalu 63.56 tonnes 2024 up 12.7% volatile
193 Cook Islands 49.01 tonnes 2024 up 8.1% falling
194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.5 tonnes 2024 down 69.4% falling
195 Niue 25.78 tonnes 2024 up 15.4% rising
196 Antigua and Barbuda 6 tonnes 2024 down 60.4% volatile
197 Nauru 4.02 tonnes 2024 down 0.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Poultry production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Expressed in tonnes.