Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0.019 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.019 1000 An per person for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ireland peaked at 0.0209 1000 An per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 An per person, in 1962.
That places Ireland 24th out of 168 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 1000 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 1000 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 1000 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 1000 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 1000 An per person | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | +21.5% |
| 1969 | 0.006 1000 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.006 1000 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 1000 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.008 1000 An per person | +24.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 1000 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 1000 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 1000 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 1000 An per person | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 1000 An per person | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 1000 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 1000 An per person | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 1000 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 1000 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 1000 An per person | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 1000 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.012 1000 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 1000 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 1000 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 1000 An per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 1000 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 1000 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0175 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 1000 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0207 1000 An per person | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0209 1000 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 1000 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 1000 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 1000 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.018 1000 An per person | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 1000 An per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 1000 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 1000 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0179 1000 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 1000 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0178 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 1000 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0193 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 1000 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 1000 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 1000 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0189 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.019 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.019 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0113 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.019 1000 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0109 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 1000 An per person | 0.003 1000 An per person | 0.006 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 1000 An per person | 0.006 1000 An per person | 0.0084 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 1000 An per person | 0.0084 1000 An per person | 0.0118 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 1000 An per person | 0.012 1000 An per person | 0.0194 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 1000 An per person | 0.0178 1000 An per person | 0.0209 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 1000 An per person | 0.0174 1000 An per person | 0.0193 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 1000 An per person | 0.0188 1000 An per person | 0.0204 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ireland?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ireland was 0.019 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 1000 An per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 An per person in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.