Chicken meat production, per capita in Spain
Spain: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0311 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Spain 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +71.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.026 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0311 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0311 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +71.1% | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
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- 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 0.3372 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3681 % 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 0.5425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Spain?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Spain was 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.