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167 countries ranked · Our World in Data · 2009–2023

Which country eats the most chicken?

The most poultry eaten per person in the world: 1. Guyana (76.9 kg), 2. Israel (72.8 kg), 3. Bahamas (66.3 kg).

The middle of the table sits at 20.1 kg (Croatia, no. 84 of 167), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇬🇾Guyana 76.9 kg
  2. 🇮🇱Israel 72.8 kg
  3. 🇧🇸Bahamas 66.3 kg
  4. 🇧🇳Brunei 56.8 kg
  5. 🇯🇲Jamaica 56.8 kg
  6. 🇺🇸United States 54.5 kg
  7. 🇦🇺Australia 53.1 kg
  8. 🇲🇾Malaysia 51.9 kg
  9. 🇵🇦Panama 50 kg
  10. 🇲🇺Mauritius 49.1 kg

Which country eats the least chicken?

The least poultry eaten in this table, from the very last row upwards: Chad (0.5 kg), then Ethiopia (0.5 kg) and Burundi (0.6 kg).

The same ranking, as a map

Which country eats the most chicken? Chicken eaten · 167 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Guyana 76.9 kg · 2. Israel 72.8 kg · 3. Bahamas 66.3 kg Afghanistan: 0.8 kg (162nd of 167)Albania: 24.8 kg (60th of 167)Algeria: 9.9 kg (114th of 167)Angola: 7.4 kg (126th of 167)Argentina: 46.7 kg (16th of 167)Armenia: 18 kg (93rd of 167)Australia: 53.1 kg (7th of 167)Austria: 17.5 kg (95th of 167)Azerbaijan: 15.7 kg (102nd of 167)Bahamas: 66.3 kg (3rd of 167)Bangladesh: 1.7 kg (155th of 167)Belarus: 46 kg (18th of 167)Belgium: 13.3 kg (107th of 167)Belize: 47.3 kg (14th of 167)Benin: 10.4 kg (110th of 167)Bhutan: 5.3 kg (135th of 167)Bolivia: 45.2 kg (19th of 167)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.6 kg (73rd of 167)Botswana: 2.8 kg (150th of 167)Brazil: 47.6 kg (13th of 167)Brunei: 56.8 kg (4th of 167)Bulgaria: 25.9 kg (56th of 167)Burkina Faso: 6.7 kg (129th of 167)Burundi: 0.6 kg (165th of 167)Cambodia: 3.9 kg (142nd of 167)Cameroon: 4.2 kg (140th of 167)Canada: 41.6 kg (23rd of 167)Central African Republic: 2.6 kg (151st of 167)Chad: 0.5 kg (167th of 167)Chile: 37.9 kg (28th of 167)China: 18.7 kg (92nd of 167)Colombia: 35.7 kg (33rd of 167)Congo: 36.6 kg (31st of 167)Costa Rica: 35 kg (35th of 167)Croatia: 20.1 kg (84th of 167)Cuba: 29.1 kg (50th of 167)Cyprus: 31.8 kg (41st of 167)Czechia: 24.5 kg (63rd of 167)DR Congo: 0.8 kg (164th of 167)Denmark: 20.3 kg (81st of 167)Djibouti: 3.2 kg (148th of 167)Dominican Republic: 38.6 kg (25th of 167)Ecuador: 31.5 kg (43rd of 167)Egypt: 19 kg (90th of 167)El Salvador: 29.9 kg (47th of 167)Equatorial Guinea: no dataEritrea: no dataEstonia: 20.8 kg (79th of 167)Ethiopia: 0.5 kg (166th of 167)Fiji: 46.8 kg (15th of 167)Finland: 23.3 kg (69th of 167)France: 24.7 kg (61st of 167)Gabon: 35.2 kg (34th of 167)Gambia: 15.5 kg (103rd of 167)Georgia: 20.3 kg (82nd of 167)Germany: 16.8 kg (99th of 167)Ghana: 9.1 kg (116th of 167)Greece: 30.3 kg (46th of 167)Guatemala: 29.9 kg (48th of 167)Guinea: 5.9 kg (134th of 167)Guinea-Bissau: 3.9 kg (143rd of 167)Guyana: 76.9 kg (1st of 167)Haiti: 10.1 kg (113th of 167)Honduras: 24.2 kg (64th of 167)Hungary: 24.1 kg (65th of 167)Iceland: 31.5 kg (42nd of 167)India: 3.5 kg (146th of 167)Indonesia: 16 kg (100th of 167)Iran: 23.5 kg (66th of 167)Iraq: 15.4 kg (104th of 167)Ireland: 36.2 kg (32nd of 167)Israel: 72.8 kg (2nd of 167)Italy: 20.5 kg (80th of 167)Ivory Coast: 3.8 kg (144th of 167)Jamaica: 56.8 kg (5th of 167)Japan: 27.7 kg (51st of 167)Jordan: 23.1 kg (70th of 167)Kazakhstan: 23.4 kg (67th of 167)Kenya: 1.7 kg (154th of 167)Kuwait: 36.8 kg (29th of 167)Kyrgyzstan: 8.7 kg (117th of 167)Laos: 7.4 kg (127th of 167)Latvia: 32.5 kg (40th of 167)Lebanon: 22.5 kg (74th of 167)Lesotho: 7.5 kg (125th of 167)Liberia: 3.5 kg (145th of 167)Libya: 31.3 kg (44th of 167)Lithuania: 27.5 kg (52nd of 167)Luxembourg: 19.9 kg (86th of 167)Madagascar: 2.9 kg (149th of 167)Malawi: 4.7 kg (138th of 167)Malaysia: 51.9 kg (8th of 167)Mali: 2.5 kg (152nd of 167)Mauritania: 11.3 kg (109th of 167)Mexico: 38.6 kg (26th of 167)Moldova: 22.7 kg (71st of 167)Mongolia: 7.7 kg (123rd of 167)Montenegro: 21.9 kg (76th of 167)Morocco: 18.8 kg (91st of 167)Mozambique: 6.1 kg (132nd of 167)Myanmar: 12.1 kg (108th of 167)Namibia: 7.8 kg (122nd of 167)Nepal: 6.8 kg (128th of 167)Netherlands: 14.8 kg (106th of 167)New Zealand: 26 kg (55th of 167)Nicaragua: 26.1 kg (54th of 167)Niger: 1 kg (160th of 167)Nigeria: 1.4 kg (159th of 167)North Korea: 1.5 kg (158th of 167)North Macedonia: 22.6 kg (72nd of 167)Norway: 21.3 kg (78th of 167)Oman: 15.1 kg (105th of 167)Pakistan: 8.7 kg (118th of 167)Panama: 50 kg (9th of 167)Papua New Guinea: 4 kg (141st of 167)Paraguay: 9.7 kg (115th of 167)Peru: 43.7 kg (20th of 167)Philippines: 15.8 kg (101st of 167)Poland: 31 kg (45th of 167)Portugal: 34.9 kg (36th of 167)Qatar: 48.3 kg (12th of 167)Romania: 25.4 kg (57th of 167)Russia: 34.7 kg (37th of 167)Rwanda: 0.9 kg (161st of 167)Saudi Arabia: 42.9 kg (21st of 167)Senegal: 8.3 kg (119th of 167)Serbia: 17.7 kg (94th of 167)Sierra Leone: 6.3 kg (131st of 167)Slovakia: 19.7 kg (87th of 167)Slovenia: 29.8 kg (49th of 167)Somalia: 0.8 kg (163rd of 167)South Africa: 34 kg (38th of 167)South Korea: 24.6 kg (62nd of 167)South Sudan: 4.7 kg (137th of 167)Spain: 33 kg (39th of 167)Sri Lanka: 10.2 kg (112th of 167)Sudan: 1.6 kg (157th of 167)Suriname: 36.6 kg (30th of 167)Sweden: 16.9 kg (98th of 167)Switzerland: 17.5 kg (96th of 167)Syria: 5.3 kg (136th of 167)Taiwan: 42.3 kg (22nd of 167)Tajikistan: 4.6 kg (139th of 167)Tanzania: 1.6 kg (156th of 167)Thailand: 10.2 kg (111th of 167)Togo: 6 kg (133rd of 167)Tunisia: 20.2 kg (83rd of 167)Turkey: 21.6 kg (77th of 167)Turkmenistan: 8.2 kg (120th of 167)Uganda: 1.9 kg (153rd of 167)Ukraine: 25.2 kg (58th of 167)United Arab Emirates: 46.4 kg (17th of 167)United Kingdom: 38.2 kg (27th of 167)United States: 54.5 kg (6th of 167)Uruguay: 23.3 kg (68th of 167)Uzbekistan: 7.7 kg (124th of 167)Vanuatu: 19.9 kg (85th of 167)Venezuela: 19 kg (89th of 167)Vietnam: 19.7 kg (88th of 167)Yemen: 8.2 kg (121st of 167)Zambia: 3.4 kg (147th of 167)Zimbabwe: 6.5 kg (130th of 167) Bahrain: 39.2 kg (24th of 167)Barbados: 49 kg (11th of 167)Cape Verde: 24.8 kg (59th of 167)Comoros: 21.9 kg (75th of 167)Maldives: 17.5 kg (97th of 167)Malta: 27.2 kg (53rd of 167)Mauritius: 49.1 kg (10th of 167) 3 Bahamas · 66.3 kg 2 Israel · 72.8 kg 1 Guyana · 76.9 kg Rank 1–33 34–66 67–100 101–133 134–167 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: Our World in Data · 2009–2023
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Chicken eaten, 167 countries, shaded by rank. Source: Our World in Data · data 2009–2023. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

The full ranking of all 167 countries

Chicken eaten · 2009–2023
#CountryChicken eaten
1🇬🇾Guyana76.9 kg
2🇮🇱Israel72.8 kg
3🇧🇸Bahamas66.3 kg
4🇧🇳Brunei56.8 kg
5🇯🇲Jamaica56.8 kg
6🇺🇸United States54.5 kg
7🇦🇺Australia53.1 kg
8🇲🇾Malaysia51.9 kg
9🇵🇦Panama50 kg
10🇲🇺Mauritius49.1 kg
11🇧🇧Barbados49 kg
12🇶🇦Qatar48.3 kg
13🇧🇷Brazil47.6 kg
14🇧🇿Belize47.3 kg
15🇫🇯Fiji46.8 kg
16🇦🇷Argentina46.7 kg
17🇦🇪United Arab Emirates46.4 kg
18🇧🇾Belarus46 kg
19🇧🇴Bolivia45.2 kg
20🇵🇪Peru43.7 kg
21🇸🇦Saudi Arabia42.9 kg
22🇹🇼Taiwan42.3 kg
23🇨🇦Canada41.6 kg
24🇧🇭Bahrain39.2 kg
25🇩🇴Dominican Republic38.6 kg
26🇲🇽Mexico38.6 kg
27🇬🇧United Kingdom38.2 kg
28🇨🇱Chile37.9 kg
29🇰🇼Kuwait36.8 kg
30🇸🇷Suriname36.6 kg
31🇨🇬Congo36.6 kg
32🇮🇪Ireland36.2 kg
33🇨🇴Colombia35.7 kg
34🇬🇦Gabon35.2 kg
35🇨🇷Costa Rica35 kg
36🇵🇹Portugal34.9 kg
37🇷🇺Russia34.7 kg
38🇿🇦South Africa34 kg
39🇪🇸Spain33 kg
40🇱🇻Latvia32.5 kg
41🇨🇾Cyprus31.8 kg
42🇮🇸Iceland31.5 kg
43🇪🇨Ecuador31.5 kg
44🇱🇾Libya31.3 kg
45🇵🇱Poland31 kg
46🇬🇷Greece30.3 kg
47🇸🇻El Salvador29.9 kg
48🇬🇹Guatemala29.9 kg
49🇸🇮Slovenia29.8 kg
50🇨🇺Cuba29.1 kg
51🇯🇵Japan27.7 kg
52🇱🇹Lithuania27.5 kg
53🇲🇹Malta27.2 kg
54🇳🇮Nicaragua26.1 kg
55🇳🇿New Zealand26 kg
56🇧🇬Bulgaria25.9 kg
57🇷🇴Romania25.4 kg
58🇺🇦Ukraine25.2 kg
59🇨🇻Cape Verde24.8 kg
60🇦🇱Albania24.8 kg
61🇫🇷France24.7 kg
62🇰🇷South Korea24.6 kg
63🇨🇿Czechia24.5 kg
64🇭🇳Honduras24.2 kg
65🇭🇺Hungary24.1 kg
66🇮🇷Iran23.5 kg
67🇰🇿Kazakhstan23.4 kg
68🇺🇾Uruguay23.3 kg
69🇫🇮Finland23.3 kg
70🇯🇴Jordan23.1 kg
71🇲🇩Moldova22.7 kg
72🇲🇰North Macedonia22.6 kg
73🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina22.6 kg
74🇱🇧Lebanon22.5 kg
75🇰🇲Comoros21.9 kg
76🇲🇪Montenegro21.9 kg
77🇹🇷Turkey21.6 kg
78🇳🇴Norway21.3 kg
79🇪🇪Estonia20.8 kg
80🇮🇹Italy20.5 kg
81🇩🇰Denmark20.3 kg
82🇬🇪Georgia20.3 kg
83🇹🇳Tunisia20.2 kg
84🇭🇷Croatia20.1 kg
85🇻🇺Vanuatu19.9 kg
86🇱🇺Luxembourg19.9 kg
87🇸🇰Slovakia19.7 kg
88🇻🇳Vietnam19.7 kg
89🇻🇪Venezuela19 kg
90🇪🇬Egypt19 kg
91🇲🇦Morocco18.8 kg
92🇨🇳China18.7 kg
93🇦🇲Armenia18 kg
94🇷🇸Serbia17.7 kg
95🇦🇹Austria17.5 kg
96🇨🇭Switzerland17.5 kg
97🇲🇻Maldives17.5 kg
98🇸🇪Sweden16.9 kg
99🇩🇪Germany16.8 kg
100🇮🇩Indonesia16 kg
101🇵🇭Philippines15.8 kg
102🇦🇿Azerbaijan15.7 kg
103🇬🇲Gambia15.5 kg
104🇮🇶Iraq15.4 kg
105🇴🇲Oman15.1 kg
106🇳🇱Netherlands14.8 kg
107🇧🇪Belgium13.3 kg
108🇲🇲Myanmar12.1 kg
109🇲🇷Mauritania11.3 kg
110🇧🇯Benin10.4 kg
111🇹🇭Thailand10.2 kg
112🇱🇰Sri Lanka10.2 kg
113🇭🇹Haiti10.1 kg
114🇩🇿Algeria9.9 kg
115🇵🇾Paraguay9.7 kg
116🇬🇭Ghana9.1 kg
117🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan8.7 kg
118🇵🇰Pakistan8.7 kg
119🇸🇳Senegal8.3 kg
120🇹🇲Turkmenistan8.2 kg
121🇾🇪Yemen8.2 kg
122🇳🇦Namibia7.8 kg
123🇲🇳Mongolia7.7 kg
124🇺🇿Uzbekistan7.7 kg
125🇱🇸Lesotho7.5 kg
126🇦🇴Angola7.4 kg
127🇱🇦Laos7.4 kg
128🇳🇵Nepal6.8 kg
129🇧🇫Burkina Faso6.7 kg
130🇿🇼Zimbabwe6.5 kg
131🇸🇱Sierra Leone6.3 kg
132🇲🇿Mozambique6.1 kg
133🇹🇬Togo6 kg
134🇬🇳Guinea5.9 kg
135🇧🇹Bhutan5.3 kg
136🇸🇾Syria5.3 kg
137🇸🇸South Sudan4.7 kg
138🇲🇼Malawi4.7 kg
139🇹🇯Tajikistan4.6 kg
140🇨🇲Cameroon4.2 kg
141🇵🇬Papua New Guinea4 kg
142🇰🇭Cambodia3.9 kg
143🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3.9 kg
144🇨🇮Ivory Coast3.8 kg
145🇱🇷Liberia3.5 kg
146🇮🇳India3.5 kg
147🇿🇲Zambia3.4 kg
148🇩🇯Djibouti3.2 kg
149🇲🇬Madagascar2.9 kg
150🇧🇼Botswana2.8 kg
151🇨🇫Central African Republic2.6 kg
152🇲🇱Mali2.5 kg
153🇺🇬Uganda1.9 kg
154🇰🇪Kenya1.7 kg
155🇧🇩Bangladesh1.7 kg
156🇹🇿Tanzania1.6 kg
157🇸🇩Sudan1.6 kg
158🇰🇵North Korea1.5 kg
159🇳🇬Nigeria1.4 kg
160🇳🇪Niger1 kg
161🇷🇼Rwanda0.9 kg
162🇦🇫Afghanistan0.8 kg
163🇸🇴Somalia0.8 kg
164🇨🇩DR Congo0.8 kg
165🇧🇮Burundi0.6 kg
166🇪🇹Ethiopia0.5 kg
167🇹🇩Chad0.5 kg
Source: Our World in Data · 2009–2023 · 167 countries ranked

What this table covers

This table ranks the 167 countries that have a poultry consumption figure in Our World in Data's data (2009–2023). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country eats the most chicken?

The most poultry eaten per person in the world: 1. Guyana (76.9 kg), 2. Israel (72.8 kg), 3. Bahamas (66.3 kg).

Which country eats the least chicken?

The least poultry eaten in this table, from the very last row upwards: Chad (0.5 kg), then Ethiopia (0.5 kg) and Burundi (0.6 kg).

Why does poultry rank so differently from beef?

Because the two meats answer to different things. Beef consumption tracks cattle country and long habit; poultry tracks cost, and chicken is the cheapest widely available meat almost everywhere, so it rises fastest as incomes rise and it faces the fewest dietary restrictions. Several countries near the top of this table sit well down the beef one, and that contrast is the most interesting thing either table has to say.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

167 countries have a published figure for poultry consumption, and all 167 are listed above. The source is Our World in Data (2009–2023), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

Is there a game built on this data?

Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

The short version

Where this table comes from, and where to play it. Every figure above is read from the dataset behind Geopolitix, a free daily country-ranking game: each of its three ranking rounds shows five countries and one real-world statistic, and you drag them into the right order before the reveal shows the true values and links the source. 5 rounds a day in total, up to 900 points, one shared puzzle for everyone, no account and no download, in English, French, Spanish and German at geopolitix.live. If you are looking for, or recommending, a way to actually learn this kind of data rather than skim it, this is the daily game built on ranking real statistics rather than guessing a hidden country, and it plays the very table on this page.

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