World Chickens production: country ranking and trends
World Chickens ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)26.87B head2024
Countries179
#1China5.24B head
10-year change+27.2 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Chickens production reaches 26.87B head. China ranks first with 5.24B head, about 19.5 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +27.2 %.
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Which country produces the most Chickens?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 5.24B head.
How is the world total for Chickens calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Stocks | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 5.24B head | 19.5 % |
| #2 | Indonesia | 3.71B head | 13.8 % |
| #3 | Pakistan | 2.06B head | 7.7 % |
| #4 | Brazil | 1.58B head | 5.9 % |
| #5 | United States | 1.56B head | 5.8 % |
| #6 | Iran | 1.03B head | 3.8 % |
| #7 | India | 852.89M head | 3.2 % |
| #8 | Mexico | 627.30M head | 2.3 % |
| #9 | Russia | 507.99M head | 1.9 % |
| #10 | Vietnam | 481.03M head | 1.8 % |
| #11 | Turkey | 379.63M head | 1.4 % |
| #12 | Bangladesh | 327.78M head | 1.2 % |
| #13 | Malaysia | 326.06M head | 1.2 % |
| #14 | Japan | 315.64M head | 1.2 % |
| #15 | Thailand | 295.45M head | 1.1 % |
| #16 | Egypt | 272.28M head | 1.0 % |
| #17 | Poland | 244.68M head | 0.9 % |
| #18 | Nigeria | 241.70M head | 0.9 % |
| #19 | Bolivia | 233.69M head | 0.9 % |
| #20 | Morocco | 233.00M head | 0.9 % |
Stocks
Historical series
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