Country rankings

Chicken Consumption by Country

China has the highest Chicken Consumption in 2022 (24,436 t), followed by United States (18,111 t) and Brazil (10,131 t). Nauru has the lowest (1 t).

187 of 235 countries

Chicken Consumption, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 187 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
115 t
Middle half 32.5 t – 347 t
Average
723 t
187 countries
Highest
24,436 t
China
Lowest
1 t
Nauru

Over time · 2020–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • United States
  • Brazil
  • Russia
  • Mexico

Data

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188 countries · # = rank by Chicken Consumption
#
1China24,436 t17.69 kg
2United States18,111 t53.54 kg
3Brazil10,131 t47.05 kg
4Russia4,953 t34.23 kg
5Mexico4,950 t38.83 kg
6India4,946 t3.49 kg
7Indonesia4,077 t14.8 kg
8Japan3,458 t27.9 kg
9Egypt2,642 t23.8 kg
10United Kingdom2,397 t35.5 kg
11South Africa2,370 t39.57 kg
12Argentina2,193 t48.19 kg
13Iran2,176 t24.58 kg
14Pakistan1,982 t8.4 kg
15Colombia1,901 t36.65 kg
16Philippines1,818 t15.73 kg
17Turkey1,806 t21.16 kg
18Malaysia1,801 t53.06 kg
19Saudi Arabia1,659 t2.04 kg
20France1,590 t24.6 kg
21Canada1,583 t41.17 kg
22Spain1,527 t32.1 kg
23Peru1,479 t43.44 kg
24Vietnam1,468 t14.95 kg
25Germany1,376 t16.51 kg
26Australia1,285 t49.09 kg
27Italy1,199 t20.31 kg
28Poland1,177 t29.53 kg
29South Korea1,130 t21.81 kg
30Taiwan977 t40.9 kg
31Ukraine908 t22.87 kg
32Thailand800 t11.16 kg
33Chile755 t38.51 kg
34Myanmar655 t12.09 kg
35Morocco654 t17.46 kg
36Israel640 t70.83 kg
37Iraq627 t16.42 kg
38United Arab Emirates522 t55.25 kg
39Bolivia519 t42.45 kg
40Guatemala518 t29.03 kg
40Ecuador518 t28.78 kg
42Venezuela449 t15.88 kg
43Romania425 t21.59 kg
44Kazakhstan423 t21.82 kg
45Dominican Republic414 t36.85 kg
46Angola374 t10.52 kg
47Nigeria355 t1.63 kg
48Hong Kong338 t45.14 kg
49Portugal337 t32.82 kg
50Belarus335 t35.13 kg
51Cuba334 t29.8 kg
52Ghana320 t9.57 kg
53Yemen305 t9.06 kg
54Jordan300 t26.6 kg
55Bangladesh284 t1.66 kg
56Algeria275 t6.13 kg
57Greece272 t26.23 kg
58Honduras271 t25.94 kg
59Czechia251 t23.87 kg
60Netherlands242 t13.78 kg
61Tunisia240 t19.43 kg
62Hungary236 t23.69 kg
62Libya236 t34.61 kg
64Sri Lanka228 t10.43 kg
65Kuwait223 t52.27 kg
65Panama223 t50.68 kg
67Uzbekistan221 t6.38 kg
68Nepal205 t6.73 kg
69Mozambique194 t5.89 kg
70Belgium189 t16.25 kg
71El Salvador178 t28.06 kg
72Sweden172 t16.35 kg
73Austria171 t19.14 kg
74Costa Rica167 t32.27 kg
75Azerbaijan166 t16.06 kg
76Nicaragua165 t23.7 kg
76Republic of the Congo165 t27.6 kg
78Qatar159 t59.16 kg
79Switzerland157 t18.01 kg
79Ireland157 t31.18 kg
79Jamaica157 t55.67 kg
82Burkina Faso151 t6.66 kg
83Malawi147 t7.21 kg
84Senegal144 t8.3 kg
85Benin143 t10.69 kg
86Bulgaria142 t20.87 kg
87New Zealand134 t25.78 kg
88Finland131 t23.67 kg
89Lebanon129 t23.57 kg
90Cameroon124 t4.45 kg
91Zimbabwe117 t7.18 kg
91Norway117 t21.51 kg
93Syria116 t5.24 kg
94Haiti115 t9.92 kg
95Kenya112 t2.07 kg
96Denmark105 t17.83 kg
97Tanzania102 t1.56 kg
98DR Congo101 t1.02 kg
99Zambia99 t4.94 kg
100Gabon92 t38.34 kg
101Madagascar90 t3.03 kg
102Oman87 t19.08 kg
103Serbia83 t11.46 kg
104Uruguay81 t23.66 kg
105Sudan79 t1.69 kg
105Croatia79 t19.54 kg
107Lithuania73 t26.55 kg
108Turkmenistan72 t11.19 kg
108Georgia72 t19.19 kg
108Trinidad and Tobago72 t47.12 kg
111Paraguay71 t10.44 kg
111Bosnia and Herzegovina71 t21.82 kg
113Slovakia70 t12.38 kg
114Uganda69 t1.46 kg
114Ivory Coast69 t2.45 kg
114Liberia69 t12.99 kg
114Moldova69 t24.93 kg
114Bahrain69 t46.73 kg
119Guinea64 t4.63 kg
119Albania64 t22.56 kg
121Mauritius59 t45.15 kg
122Mali58 t2.55 kg
123Slovenia55 t25.91 kg
124Gambia54 t20.07 kg
124Latvia54 t29.29 kg
126Guyana53 t65.81 kg
127South Sudan52 t4.77 kg
128Armenia51 t18.45 kg
129Kyrgyzstan50 t7.55 kg
130Ethiopia49 t0.4 kg
131Togo48 t5.47 kg
131Sierra Leone48 t5.56 kg
131Laos48 t6.34 kg
134North Macedonia38 t18.01 kg
135Mauritania37 t6.42 kg
136Afghanistan36 t0.87 kg
136Papua New Guinea36 t3.52 kg
136Cyprus36 t29.09 kg
139Fiji35 t37.14 kg
140Macau34 t49.61 kg
141Cambodia31 t1.83 kg
142Estonia28 t21.26 kg
142Suriname28 t45.41 kg
144Tajikistan27 t2.75 kg
145Bahamas26 t63.27 kg
146Mongolia24 t7.1 kg
146Namibia24 t9.46 kg
148Niger22 t0.86 kg
149Comoros19 t23.05 kg
150Barbados16 t56.37 kg
150Samoa16 t73.98 kg
152Somalia14 t0.79 kg
152Cape Verde14 t23.13 kg
152French Polynesia14 t47.07 kg
155Central African Republic13 t2.33 kg
155Luxembourg13 t19.84 kg
155Malta13 t24.01 kg
158Montenegro12 t19.22 kg
158Belize12 t30.33 kg
158Saint Lucia12 t65.17 kg
161Maldives11 t21.8 kg
161Iceland11 t30.74 kg
161New Caledonia11 t1.2 kg
164Rwanda10 t0.75 kg
164Tonga10 t90.61 kg
164Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10 t94.06 kg
167Chad8 t0.48 kg
167Burundi8 t0.66 kg
169Botswana7 t2.56 kg
169Timor-Leste7 t5.43 kg
169Eswatini7 t6.24 kg
169Solomon Islands7 t9.41 kg
173Guinea-Bissau6 t2.94 kg
173Grenada6 t49.59 kg
173Antigua and Barbuda6 t68.33 kg
176Vanuatu5 t16.16 kg
177Djibouti4 t3.99 kg
177Bhutan4 t4.81 kg
177Seychelles4 t41.61 kg
177Micronesia4 t37.77 kg
181Sao Tome and Principe3 t14.61 kg
181Kiribati3 t23.71 kg
181Dominica3 t46.46 kg
181Saint Kitts and Nevis3 t61.21 kg
181Marshall Islands3 t74.75 kg
186Lesotho2 t1.02 kg
187Nauru1 t46.87 kg
—Tuvalu—42.35 kg

What correlates with Chicken Consumption (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,426 other country metrics sharing at least 113 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Chicken Consumption tend to score higher on these

  1. Total CarsCars by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 161
    Plot
  2. Total Meat ConsumptionMeat Consumption by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 123
    Plot
  3. Beer ConsumptionBeer Consumption by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  4. Total Plastic ConsumptionPlastic Pollution by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 186
    Plot
  5. Beef ConsumptionBeef Consumption by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 172
    Plot
  6. GDP PPPHistorical GDP by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 174
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Chicken Consumption tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 186
    Plot
  2. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 121
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 141
    Plot
  4. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.30 · weak · n = 116
    Plot
  5. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 123
    Plot
  6. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 180
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Chicken Consumption?
China has the highest Chicken Consumption in 2022, at 24,436 t, followed by United States (18,111 t) and Brazil (10,131 t).
Which country has the lowest Chicken Consumption?
Nauru has the lowest Chicken Consumption in 2022, at 1 t.
What is the median Chicken Consumption across countries?
The median is 115 t across the 187 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this chicken consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food supply balances - FAOSTAT; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.