Chicken meat production in Spain
Spain: Chicken meat production was 1.52 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.52 million tonnes
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.52 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
79,100 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 23rd of 199 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 in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79,100 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 107,200 tonnes | +35.5% |
| 1963 | 185,000 tonnes | +72.6% |
| 1964 | 210,600 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 231,400 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 302,600 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1967 | 350,350 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 347,540 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 382,800 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 496,000 tonnes | +29.6% |
| 1971 | 474,000 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 551,000 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 597,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 604,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 626,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 686,600 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 724,600 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 744,600 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 733,700 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 747,900 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 869,800 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 837,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 797,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 772,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 796,200 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 740,500 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 775,100 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 806,500 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 807,936 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 807,000 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 848,100 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 825,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 812,620 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 850,804 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 904,315 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 866,370 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 884,300 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 980,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 965,000 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.52 million tonnes | +9.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.52 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 103,412 tonnes, 14.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.52 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 139,785 tonnes, 10.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 | +72.6% | 107,200 tonnes | 185,000 tonnes |
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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (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 23rd out of 199 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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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.