Chicken meat production in Italy
Italy: Chicken meat production was 1.13 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Italy, 1961–2024
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 Italy is 1.13 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Italy peaked at 1.13 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 246,700 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Italy 27th out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 431,156 tonnes | 246,700 tonnes | 535,900 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 665,860 tonnes | 543,000 tonnes | 779,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 796,923 tonnes | 771,800 tonnes | 826,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 812,658 tonnes | 789,200 tonnes | 838,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 734,038 tonnes | 628,474 tonnes | 822,429 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 952,739 tonnes | 865,134 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million tonnes | 993,950 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Italy?
- Chicken meat production in Italy was 1.13 million tonnes in 2024, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,700 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chicken meat production?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.