Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Japan

Japan: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 2.38 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.38 million t
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.38 million t
in 2023
All-time low
132,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Japan, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Japan recorded 2.38 million t for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Japan peaked at 2.38 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132,000 t, in 1961.

Japan ranks 9th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 132,000 t
1962 155,000 t +17.4%
1963 178,000 t +14.8%
1964 176,075 t -1.1%
1965 204,340 t +16.1%
1966 240,017 t +17.5%
1967 291,958 t +21.6%
1968 328,254 t +12.4%
1969 400,109 t +21.9%
1970 490,075 t +22.5%
1971 539,965 t +10.2%
1972 622,228 t +15.2%
1973 684,624 t +10.0%
1974 724,700 t +5.9%
1975 739,873 t +2.1%
1976 824,318 t +11.4%
1977 903,093 t +9.6%
1978 1.00 million t +11.2%
1979 1.09 million t +8.7%
1980 1.13 million t +3.3%
1981 1.13 million t -0.3%
1982 1.18 million t +5.2%
1983 1.24 million t +4.7%
1984 1.30 million t +4.7%
1985 1.35 million t +4.3%
1986 1.38 million t +1.8%
1987 1.43 million t +3.7%
1988 1.45 million t +1.2%
1989 1.42 million t -1.5%
1990 1.39 million t -2.3%
1991 1.36 million t -2.5%
1992 1.36 million t +0.6%
1993 1.32 million t -3.4%
1994 1.26 million t -4.7%
1995 1.25 million t -0.3%
1996 1.24 million t -1.3%
1997 1.23 million t -0.1%
1998 1.21 million t -1.8%
1999 1.21 million t +0.1%
2000 1.19 million t -1.5%
2001 1.22 million t +1.8%
2002 1.23 million t +1.0%
2003 1.24 million t +0.9%
2004 1.24 million t +0.2%
2005 1.27 million t +2.5%
2006 1.37 million t +7.3%
2007 1.37 million t -0.0%
2008 1.37 million t +0.2%
2009 1.41 million t +3.2%
2010 1.42 million t +0.2%
2011 1.38 million t -2.7%
2012 1.46 million t +5.7%
2013 2.08 million t +42.7%
2014 2.13 million t +2.4%
2015 2.13 million t +0.2%
2016 2.17 million t +1.9%
2017 2.21 million t +2.0%
2018 2.25 million t +1.6%
2019 2.30 million t +2.1%
2020 2.33 million t +1.5%
2021 2.37 million t +1.5%
2022 2.37 million t +0.2%
2023 2.38 million t +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 233,973 t 132,000 t 400,109 t 9
1970s 762,519 t 490,075 t 1.09 million t 10
1980s 1.30 million t 1.13 million t 1.45 million t 10
1990s 1.28 million t 1.21 million t 1.39 million t 10
2000s 1.29 million t 1.19 million t 1.41 million t 10
2010s 1.95 million t 1.38 million t 2.30 million t 10
2020s 2.36 million t 2.33 million t 2.38 million t 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Indonesia 4.44 million t compare
  2. 7 Mexico 3.89 million t compare
  3. 8 USSR 3.09 million t compare
  4. 10 Argentina 2.29 million t compare
  5. 11 Poland 2.28 million t compare
  6. 12 Pakistan 2.16 million t compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Japan?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Japan was 2.38 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 132,000 t in 1961.
How does Japan rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
Japan ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,818 data points, 1961–2023
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