# Poultry: Production

How chicken more than tripled to overtake pork

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/production/

What this tab covers Who produces it and how much: world output over recent years, the top producing countries with their shares, USGS world figures for 2024 and 2025, and the largest producing companies globally and in India.

FAOSTAT puts 2024 chicken meat output at about 128.3 million tonnes, more than three and a half times the 35.4 million of 1990. Output rose in every decade, reaching 118.9 million in 2020. The United States (15.7%), China (12.0%) and Brazil (10.7%) lead, followed by Russia, India and Indonesia. An HHI of 610 shows unconcentrated production by country. By company, the industry is concentrated, because integrators control breeding, feed and processing. On these figures, chicken alone now outweighs pig meat.

#### Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled · FAOSTAT

Chart: World production of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled
 World production, tonnes. Hover for values.

#### Top producers 2024
 United States 15.7% China 12.0% Brazil 10.7% Russia 4.3% India 3.9% Indonesia 3.3% Mexico 3.1% Egypt 2.0% Concentration: HHI 610, unconcentrated.

#### Largest producers by company, global
 Tyson Foods 16.84 US$ billion chicken segment sales, latest reported year.

#### Largest producers by company, India
 Venky's (India) 1,928 Rs crore poultry and poultry products segment revenue (company revenue Rs 3,307 crore), latest reported year.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/extraction/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/poultry/links/index.md)