Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Portugal
Portugal: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Portugal peaked at 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 22nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2623 1000 An per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3443 1000 An per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3978 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.424 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4262 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4284 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4317 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5253 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5619 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6695 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.765 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8713 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.927 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9388 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 1.11 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.1 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8917 1000 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8802 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.85 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.89 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.89 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.97 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.98 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.21 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.37 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.852 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +66.7% | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2623 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3775 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5253 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9309 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5619 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8802 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.85 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 19 Denmark 2.57 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 20 Thailand 2.56 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bangladesh 2.49 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 23 Guatemala 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Belarus 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Portugal?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Portugal was 2.45 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.