Number of slaughtered poultry birds for meat

China is the top country by number of slaughtered poultry birds for meat in the world. As of 2022, number of slaughtered poultry birds for meat in China was 14.6 million thousand head that accounts for 18.67% of the world's number of slaughtered poultry birds for meat. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, Brazil, Indonesia, and India) account for 48.73% of it. The world's total number of slaughtered poultry birds for meat was estimated at 78.4 million thousand head in 2022.