Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe

Europe: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 11.96 million 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.96 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
11.96 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
2.17 million 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

Europe recorded 11.96 million 1000 An for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe peaked at 11.96 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million 1000 An, in 1961.

Europe ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 2.17 million 1000 An
1962 2.32 million 1000 An +7.2%
1963 2.47 million 1000 An +6.2%
1964 2.54 million 1000 An +2.8%
1965 2.76 million 1000 An +8.9%
1966 2.87 million 1000 An +4.1%
1967 3.03 million 1000 An +5.5%
1968 3.15 million 1000 An +3.7%
1969 3.42 million 1000 An +8.8%
1970 3.86 million 1000 An +12.9%
1971 4.02 million 1000 An +4.2%
1972 4.36 million 1000 An +8.3%
1973 4.67 million 1000 An +7.2%
1974 4.87 million 1000 An +4.2%
1975 5.05 million 1000 An +3.8%
1976 5.24 million 1000 An +3.7%
1977 5.68 million 1000 An +8.5%
1978 5.95 million 1000 An +4.6%
1979 6.21 million 1000 An +4.4%
1980 6.43 million 1000 An +3.6%
1981 6.79 million 1000 An +5.7%
1982 6.95 million 1000 An +2.3%
1983 6.92 million 1000 An -0.5%
1984 7.02 million 1000 An +1.5%
1985 7.16 million 1000 An +2.0%
1986 7.45 million 1000 An +4.1%
1987 7.80 million 1000 An +4.7%
1988 7.97 million 1000 An +2.1%
1989 7.86 million 1000 An -1.4%
1990 7.86 million 1000 An +0.0%
1991 7.49 million 1000 An -4.6%
1992 6.84 million 1000 An -8.7%
1993 6.59 million 1000 An -3.7%
1994 6.45 million 1000 An -2.0%
1995 6.40 million 1000 An -0.7%
1996 6.45 million 1000 An +0.8%
1997 6.40 million 1000 An -0.8%
1998 6.70 million 1000 An +4.6%
1999 6.76 million 1000 An +0.9%
2000 6.70 million 1000 An -0.8%
2001 6.99 million 1000 An +4.3%
2002 7.10 million 1000 An +1.5%
2003 6.91 million 1000 An -2.7%
2004 7.03 million 1000 An +1.9%
2005 7.33 million 1000 An +4.2%
2006 7.30 million 1000 An -0.3%
2007 7.77 million 1000 An +6.3%
2008 8.09 million 1000 An +4.2%
2009 8.62 million 1000 An +6.6%
2010 8.90 million 1000 An +3.3%
2011 9.24 million 1000 An +3.7%
2012 9.70 million 1000 An +5.0%
2013 10.08 million 1000 An +4.0%
2014 10.36 million 1000 An +2.8%
2015 10.75 million 1000 An +3.7%
2016 10.86 million 1000 An +1.1%
2017 11.08 million 1000 An +2.0%
2018 11.44 million 1000 An +3.3%
2019 11.55 million 1000 An +0.9%
2020 11.59 million 1000 An +0.3%
2021 11.36 million 1000 An -1.9%
2022 11.37 million 1000 An +0.1%
2023 11.65 million 1000 An +2.4%
2024 11.96 million 1000 An +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.75 million 1000 An 2.17 million 1000 An 3.42 million 1000 An 9
1970s 4.99 million 1000 An 3.86 million 1000 An 6.21 million 1000 An 10
1980s 7.24 million 1000 An 6.43 million 1000 An 7.97 million 1000 An 10
1990s 6.79 million 1000 An 6.40 million 1000 An 7.86 million 1000 An 10
2000s 7.38 million 1000 An 6.70 million 1000 An 8.62 million 1000 An 10
2010s 10.40 million 1000 An 8.90 million 1000 An 11.55 million 1000 An 10
2020s 11.59 million 1000 An 11.36 million 1000 An 11.96 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 China 12.28 million 1000 An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.87 million 1000 An compare
  3. 3 Brazil 6.49 million 1000 An compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 4.89 million 1000 An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  6. 5 India 3.35 million 1000 An compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 687,029 1000 An compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 2.64 million 1000 An compare
  9. 7 USSR 2.38 million 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe was 11.96 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 11.96 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million 1000 An in 1961.
How does Europe rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Europe ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
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