Based on an annual estimate of approximately 78,533,920,000, derived from FAOSTAT — Production: Crops and livestock products.
215,161,424
per day
8,965,059
per hour
149,417
per minute
2,490
per second
6,544,493,333
per month
54,402,059,952
so far this year (est.)
In Brief
FAOSTAT reports 78,533,920,000 chickens slaughtered for meat worldwide in 2024. Its “Producing Animals/Slaughtered” measure is an annual count of animals used for chicken meat; it is not a live-population estimate or a measure of chicken-meat tonnage.
FAOSTAT reports 78.5 billion chickens slaughtered for meat worldwide in 2024. The live counter visualizes that annual number as an estimated rate across the current calendar year; it is not a direct real-time tally.
Key Statistics
Animals slaughtered for meat
78.5 billion
FAOSTAT, 2024
In Depth
What does the Chicken counter measure?
The counter uses FAOSTAT's 2024 count of 78,533,920,000 chickens slaughtered for meat worldwide. The series is an individual-animal measure, not a count of chickens alive at one time and not a mass measure such as tonnes of chicken meat.
The site spreads FAOSTAT's annual 2024 total across the current calendar year and updates the resulting estimated rate continuously. “Today,” “This Year,” and the since-arrival display are calculations from that annual baseline, not direct real-time measurements.
FAOSTAT's 2024 figure is an animal count for chickens slaughtered for meat, not a chicken population estimate or a measure of chicken-meat weight.
FAOSTAT labels the underlying element “Producing Animals/Slaughtered” for the item “Meat, chicken.”
Frequently Asked Questions
How many chickens were slaughtered for meat worldwide in 2024?
FAOSTAT reports 78,533,920,000 chickens slaughtered for meat worldwide in 2024.
How many chickens are slaughtered for meat each day?
The 2024 FAOSTAT total is equivalent to about 215 million chickens slaughtered for meat per day when spread across a 365-day year.
How many chickens are slaughtered for meat every second?
The 2024 FAOSTAT total is equivalent to about 2,490 chickens slaughtered for meat per second when spread evenly across a 365-day year.
What does “Producing Animals/Slaughtered” mean in FAOSTAT?
For the FAOSTAT item “Meat, chicken,” “Producing Animals/Slaughtered” is the annual number of individual chickens used to produce chicken meat. On this page, it is described as chickens slaughtered for meat.
Does this measure all chickens alive in the world?
No. This is an annual count of chickens slaughtered for meat. It is not a global live-population estimate and it is not a measure of chicken-meat weight.
How does the live Chicken counter work?
The counter divides FAOSTAT's 2024 annual total of 78,533,920,000 chickens across the current calendar year and updates the estimated pace continuously. It is not a direct real-time measurement from FAOSTAT.
The page uses FAOSTAT's released 2024 global value for “Meat, chicken” and the element “Producing Animals/Slaughtered,” reported in animals. HumanConsumption.Live divides that annual count across the current calendar year to visualize an estimated pace; it is not a live feed from FAOSTAT.