Chicken meat production, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0267 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0267 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0275 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0056 tonnes per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0267 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0275 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 tonnes per person, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0267 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0267 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % 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 0.0861 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % 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 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0267 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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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.