Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Europe

Europe: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 21.23 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.23 million t
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
21.23 million t
in 2024
All-time low
2.68 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 21.23 million t for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Europe peaked at 21.23 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.68 million t, in 1961.

That places Europe 5th out of 29 groups 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 — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.68 million t
1962 2.86 million t +6.9%
1963 3.06 million t +6.7%
1964 3.13 million t +2.2%
1965 3.40 million t +8.6%
1966 3.53 million t +3.8%
1967 3.72 million t +5.5%
1968 3.91 million t +5.3%
1969 4.27 million t +9.0%
1970 4.84 million t +13.5%
1971 5.08 million t +4.8%
1972 5.49 million t +8.2%
1973 5.86 million t +6.8%
1974 6.11 million t +4.2%
1975 6.37 million t +4.3%
1976 6.61 million t +3.7%
1977 7.14 million t +8.1%
1978 7.54 million t +5.6%
1979 7.91 million t +4.9%
1980 8.19 million t +3.5%
1981 8.63 million t +5.5%
1982 8.77 million t +1.6%
1983 8.76 million t -0.2%
1984 8.87 million t +1.3%
1985 9.11 million t +2.6%
1986 9.49 million t +4.2%
1987 9.91 million t +4.4%
1988 10.16 million t +2.5%
1989 10.04 million t -1.2%
1990 10.16 million t +1.2%
1991 10.69 million t +5.2%
1992 9.84 million t -8.0%
1993 9.74 million t -1.0%
1994 9.82 million t +0.8%
1995 9.86 million t +0.5%
1996 10.17 million t +3.1%
1997 10.33 million t +1.5%
1998 10.73 million t +4.0%
1999 10.40 million t -3.1%
2000 9.29 million t -10.7%
2001 9.84 million t +6.0%
2002 10.29 million t +4.5%
2003 10.04 million t -2.3%
2004 10.35 million t +3.1%
2005 10.87 million t +5.1%
2006 10.92 million t +0.4%
2007 11.74 million t +7.5%
2008 11.99 million t +2.2%
2009 13.11 million t +9.3%
2010 13.78 million t +5.1%
2011 14.45 million t +4.9%
2012 15.40 million t +6.6%
2013 15.86 million t +3.0%
2014 16.58 million t +4.5%
2015 17.24 million t +4.0%
2016 17.84 million t +3.5%
2017 18.36 million t +2.9%
2018 19.04 million t +3.7%
2019 19.49 million t +2.4%
2020 19.69 million t +1.0%
2021 19.47 million t -1.1%
2022 20.11 million t +3.3%
2023 20.47 million t +1.8%
2024 21.23 million t +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.39 million t 2.68 million t 4.27 million t 9
1970s 6.30 million t 4.84 million t 7.91 million t 10
1980s 9.19 million t 8.19 million t 10.16 million t 10
1990s 10.17 million t 9.74 million t 10.73 million t 10
2000s 10.84 million t 9.29 million t 13.11 million t 10
2010s 16.80 million t 13.78 million t 19.49 million t 10
2020s 20.19 million t 19.47 million t 21.23 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 2 China, mainland 15.35 million t compare
  2. 3 Brazil 13.71 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 2.51 million t compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  5. 5 India 5.02 million t compare
  6. 5 Viet Nam 1.26 million t compare
  7. 6 Indonesia 4.18 million t compare
  8. 7 Mexico 4.01 million t compare
  9. 8 USSR 3.09 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Europe?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Europe was 21.23 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 21.23 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2.68 million t in 1961.
How does Europe rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,979 data points, 1961–2024
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