Chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0448 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0459 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places Belgium 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0408 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0448 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0448 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0448 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.0358 tonnes per person | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Belgium was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0459 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.