November 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia's broiler production increased by 12.9% year-on-year in volume last year

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the results of its 2024 livestock statistics, showing that the country's broiler chicken production rose to 1.3 million tonnes in 2024, an increase of 12.9% compared with 2023.

Riyadh Region ranked first with a total of 359,700 tonnes, followed by Hail Region with 295,000 tonnes, and Qassim Region with 200,000 tonnes.

The results also showed that table egg production exceeded 8.4 billion eggs, an increase of 6.4% over 2023. Riyadh Region topped the list with around 3.2 billion eggs, followed by Makkah Region with 1.5 billion eggs, and Eastern Region with some 1.1 billion eggs.

In specialised dairy projects, raw milk production reached about 2.7 billion liters in 2024, down 3.5% from 2023. Riyadh Region led with 1.6 billion liters, followed by Eastern Region with 1.1 billion liters. The number of dairy cows in these projects reached around 233,000.

The statistics also showed that the value of livestock project loans exceeded SAR2 billion in 2024. Layer chicken projects accounted for the largest share at 31% of total loans, followed by broiler chicken projects at 22%.

- Saudi Press Agency