TABLE 1.

Chicken meat production trend across global regions between 2000 and 2021.

Countries/Global region	2000	2021	Absolute change	Relative change in %
World	58,698,450	121,588,360	62,889,910	107
Asia	18,615,080	43,100,190	24,485,110	132
Europe	9,317,664	19,450,668	10,133,004	109
North America	17,777,672	27,522,254	9,744,582	55
South America	9,453,123	22,653,408	13,200,285	140
Oceania	731,286	1,555,450	824,165	113
Africa	2,777,624	7,250,987	4,473,363	161
Eastern Africa (FAO)	326,906	878,492	551,586	169
Middle Africa (FAO)	59,383	160,877	101,494	171
Northern Africa (FAO)	1,164,852	3,372,508	2,207,656	190
Southern Africa (FAO)	834,402	1,936,201	1,101,799	132
Western Africa (FAO)	418,081	902,910	484,829	116
High‐income countries	27,261,688	42,418,148	15,156,460	56
Low‐income countries	606,558	1,333,952	727,394	120
Lower middle‐income countries	6,128,900	22,273,040	16,144,141	263
Upper middle‐income countries	23,992,490	55,067,932	31,075,442	130
Least Developed Countries (FAO)	961,320	2,654,462	1,693,142	176
Low‐income food‐deficit countries (FAO)	2,145,720	7,966,226	5,820,506	271

Notes: FAO refers to country/regional categorization based on the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. OurWorldInData.org/meat‐production.