Chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0319 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0319 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0319 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +64.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +47.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0319 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0319 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +64.9% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | +47.8% | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.449 % 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 0.1718 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9315 % 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 0.3789 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Portugal was 0.0319 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.