Chicken meat production in Turkey
Turkey: Chicken meat production was 2.51 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.51 million
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.51 million
in 2024
All-time low
60,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.51 million for chicken meat production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Turkey peaked at 2.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,000, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,000 | — |
| 1962 | 60,240 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 61,080 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 62,040 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 65,880 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 67,080 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 72,000 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 80,000 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 88,800 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 97,320 | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 106,324 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 121,016 | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 130,117 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 148,132 | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 173,779 | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 185,691 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 175,985 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 197,772 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 204,751 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 240,163 | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 274,095 | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 281,807 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 235,326 | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 275,018 | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 273,310 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 302,477 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 337,669 | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 367,974 | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 377,176 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 401,658 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 400,002 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 424,133 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 443,964 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 474,000 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 282,038 | -40.5% |
| 1996 | 420,609 | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 471,415 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 486,710 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 596,880 | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 643,457 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 614,745 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 696,187 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 872,419 | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 876,774 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 936,697 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 917,659 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.25 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.51 million | +7.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.51 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,530, 18.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.51 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 139,785, 18.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -40.5% | 474,000 | 282,038 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,569 | 60,000 | 88,800 | 9 |
| 1970s | 154,089 | 97,320 | 204,751 | 10 |
| 1980s | 296,502 | 235,326 | 377,176 | 10 |
| 1990s | 440,141 | 282,038 | 596,880 | 10 |
| 2000s | 900,739 | 614,745 | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 1.44 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million | 2.14 million | 2.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7244 % 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 0.2821 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4505 % 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 0.4523 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Turkey?
- Chicken meat production in Turkey was 2.51 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for chicken meat production?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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