Chicken meat production in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Chicken meat production was 1.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.85 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
294,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production in United Kingdom stood at 1.85 million. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in United Kingdom peaked at 1.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 294,000, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364,300 | 294,000 | 477,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 560,470 | 494,800 | 622,502 | 10 |
| 1980s | 709,629 | 612,238 | 862,973 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 790,010 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 1.21 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.35 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 million | 1.79 million | 1.85 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.64 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.64 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in United Kingdom?
- Chicken meat production in United Kingdom was 1.85 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,000 in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for chicken meat production?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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