Chicken meat production in Spain
Spain: Chicken meat production was 1.52 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production in Spain stood at 1.52 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Spain peaked at 1.52 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,100 tonnes, in 1961.
Spain ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 | 244,066 tonnes | 79,100 tonnes | 382,800 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 623,750 tonnes | 474,000 tonnes | 744,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 794,994 tonnes | 740,500 tonnes | 869,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 880,751 tonnes | 807,000 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million tonnes | 965,000 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Spain?
- Chicken meat production in Spain was 1.52 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,100 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chicken meat production?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.