Information Sheet - Broiler Chicken Production in Asia

More than 30 billion chickens are slaughtered each year in Asia, producing more than 43 million tonnes of chicken meat. Production is concentrated in Eastern Asia (which includes, amongst others, China, Japan and Korea), followed by Southeastern Asia. In 2020, the largest exporters in Asia are Türkiye and Thailand, while the largest importers were China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. Poultry meat consumption in Asia in 2019 was around 49 million tonnes, with China accounting for more than 40% of that. Per capita consumption has increased by 18% over the past decade across Asia, to an average of 10.6 kg per person per year in 2019.