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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- USSR 3.09 million tonnes
About this data
Expressed in tonnes.