Chicken meat production in Austria
Austria: Chicken meat production was 127,924 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Austria is 127,924 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Austria peaked at 129,390 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Austria 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 28,822 tonnes | +69.5% |
| 1963 | 31,398 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 37,603 tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1965 | 31,943 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 37,361 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 38,003 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 38,494 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 40,582 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 44,355 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 48,893 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 49,591 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 54,375 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 51,047 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 52,057 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 57,535 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 60,009 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 63,203 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 66,348 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 67,691 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 69,393 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 66,580 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 71,090 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 74,641 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 71,734 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 73,985 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 75,924 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 75,144 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 74,312 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 74,850 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76,733 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 79,195 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 81,429 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 82,851 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 81,503 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 82,492 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 87,505 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 89,378 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 88,406 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 87,052 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 87,722 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87,305 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 88,404 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 88,820 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89,208 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85,059 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 95,221 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 97,095 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 100,137 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 107,195 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 112,345 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 108,794 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 109,176 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 113,966 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 116,600 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 125,900 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 127,200 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 109,590 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 115,510 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 125,000 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 129,390 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 128,404 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 127,924 tonnes | -0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 127,924 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 103,412 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 127,924 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 139,785 tonnes, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Austria 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 | +69.5% | 17,000 tonnes | 28,822 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,467 tonnes | 17,000 tonnes | 40,582 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,741 tonnes | 44,355 tonnes | 66,348 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,049 tonnes | 66,580 tonnes | 75,924 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,434 tonnes | 74,850 tonnes | 89,378 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,602 tonnes | 85,059 tonnes | 100,137 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,628 tonnes | 107,195 tonnes | 127,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,680 tonnes | 125,000 tonnes | 129,390 tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Austria?
- Chicken meat production in Austria was 127,924 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 129,390 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Austria rank for chicken meat production?
- Austria ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.