Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in France
France: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in France is 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in France peaked at 1.72 1000 An per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5195 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1966.
France ranks 51st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5863 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6104 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6587 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7088 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7403 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5195 1000 An per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5362 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5399 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6592 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6975 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7139 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7839 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7972 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8274 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8655 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9077 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9359 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9928 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.37 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.51 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.46 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.53 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.71 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.72 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.65 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.55 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.51 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.55 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.852 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -29.8% | 0.7403 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5195 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6177 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5195 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.7403 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8561 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6975 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.46 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.72 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.7 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 48 Azerbaijan 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 49 Morocco 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 50 Kiribati 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 52 Romania 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 53 China 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 54 Greece 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in France?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in France was 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 1000 An per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5195 1000 An per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does France rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- France ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.