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

Northern Europe: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.73 million 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.73 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.73 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
292,751 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Europe is 1.73 million 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Europe peaked at 1.73 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 292,751 1000 An, in 1961.

Northern Europe ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 292,751 1000 An
1962 306,174 1000 An +4.6%
1963 302,789 1000 An -1.1%
1964 326,982 1000 An +8.0%
1965 330,796 1000 An +1.2%
1966 346,862 1000 An +4.9%
1967 372,912 1000 An +7.5%
1968 404,587 1000 An +8.5%
1969 426,220 1000 An +5.3%
1970 445,305 1000 An +4.5%
1971 454,519 1000 An +2.1%
1972 511,037 1000 An +12.4%
1973 515,513 1000 An +0.9%
1974 519,070 1000 An +0.7%
1975 497,082 1000 An -4.2%
1976 530,258 1000 An +6.7%
1977 567,681 1000 An +7.1%
1978 569,826 1000 An +0.4%
1979 584,454 1000 An +2.6%
1980 583,512 1000 An -0.2%
1981 593,258 1000 An +1.7%
1982 624,289 1000 An +5.2%
1983 610,644 1000 An -2.2%
1984 635,404 1000 An +4.1%
1985 656,193 1000 An +3.3%
1986 678,060 1000 An +3.3%
1987 717,182 1000 An +5.8%
1988 759,017 1000 An +5.8%
1989 717,199 1000 An -5.5%
1990 752,169 1000 An +4.9%
1991 794,671 1000 An +5.7%
1992 961,635 1000 An +21.0%
1993 976,465 1000 An +1.5%
1994 1.04 million 1000 An +6.4%
1995 1.07 million 1000 An +2.9%
1996 1.11 million 1000 An +3.6%
1997 1.15 million 1000 An +4.0%
1998 1.17 million 1000 An +1.9%
1999 1.19 million 1000 An +1.2%
2000 1.18 million 1000 An -0.3%
2001 1.24 million 1000 An +4.5%
2002 1.26 million 1000 An +1.6%
2003 1.27 million 1000 An +1.4%
2004 1.28 million 1000 An +0.9%
2005 1.30 million 1000 An +1.4%
2006 1.28 million 1000 An -1.9%
2007 1.27 million 1000 An -0.8%
2008 1.27 million 1000 An -0.1%
2009 1.28 million 1000 An +0.9%
2010 1.36 million 1000 An +6.4%
2011 1.36 million 1000 An -0.2%
2012 1.38 million 1000 An +1.7%
2013 1.43 million 1000 An +3.9%
2014 1.44 million 1000 An +0.7%
2015 1.49 million 1000 An +3.5%
2016 1.57 million 1000 An +4.8%
2017 1.63 million 1000 An +4.1%
2018 1.66 million 1000 An +2.0%
2019 1.65 million 1000 An -0.7%
2020 1.71 million 1000 An +3.4%
2021 1.73 million 1000 An +1.0%
2022 1.69 million 1000 An -2.2%
2023 1.70 million 1000 An +0.7%
2024 1.73 million 1000 An +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 345,564 1000 An 292,751 1000 An 426,220 1000 An 9
1970s 519,474 1000 An 445,305 1000 An 584,454 1000 An 10
1980s 657,476 1000 An 583,512 1000 An 759,017 1000 An 10
1990s 1.02 million 1000 An 752,169 1000 An 1.19 million 1000 An 10
2000s 1.26 million 1000 An 1.18 million 1000 An 1.30 million 1000 An 10
2010s 1.50 million 1000 An 1.36 million 1000 An 1.66 million 1000 An 10
2020s 1.71 million 1000 An 1.69 million 1000 An 1.73 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 18 Australia and New Zealand 864,782 1000 An compare
  2. 18 Micronesia 1,374 1000 An compare
  3. 19 Japan 846,705 1000 An compare
  4. 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare
  5. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 203 1000 An compare
  6. 20 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
  7. 21 Canada 806,785 1000 An compare
  8. 22 France 779,642 1000 An compare
  9. 23 Spain 771,590 1000 An compare
  10. 24 Australia 740,976 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Europe?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Europe was 1.73 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.73 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 292,751 1000 An in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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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