Meat, Poultry — Production in Türkiye

Türkiye: Meat, Poultry — Production was 2.57 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.57 million t
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
2.57 million t
in 2024
All-time low
65,234 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in Türkiye, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — production in Türkiye stood at 2.57 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Türkiye peaked at 2.57 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,234 t, in 1961.

That places Türkiye 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Poultry — Production in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 65,234 t —
1962 65,507 t +0.4%
1963 66,445 t +1.4%
1964 67,423 t +1.5%
1965 71,221 t +5.6%
1966 72,724 t +2.1%
1967 77,605 t +6.7%
1968 85,636 t +10.3%
1969 94,872 t +10.8%
1970 104,221 t +9.9%
1971 113,000 t +8.4%
1972 128,000 t +13.3%
1973 137,000 t +7.0%
1974 156,000 t +13.9%
1975 182,000 t +16.7%
1976 194,000 t +6.6%
1977 185,000 t -4.6%
1978 207,000 t +11.9%
1979 214,000 t +3.4%
1980 250,000 t +16.8%
1981 284,000 t +13.6%
1982 292,000 t +2.8%
1983 246,000 t -15.8%
1984 286,000 t +16.3%
1985 284,886 t -0.4%
1986 314,924 t +10.5%
1987 350,000 t +11.1%
1988 380,000 t +8.6%
1989 390,000 t +2.6%
1990 415,000 t +6.4%
1991 414,000 t -0.2%
1992 439,010 t +6.0%
1993 460,000 t +4.8%
1994 489,832 t +6.5%
1995 298,203 t -39.1%
1996 427,384 t +43.3%
1997 477,178 t +11.7%
1998 493,862 t +3.5%
1999 615,554 t +24.6%
2000 668,333 t +8.6%
2001 634,764 t -5.0%
2002 731,037 t +15.2%
2003 909,591 t +24.4%
2004 918,742 t +1.0%
2005 983,462 t +7.0%
2006 938,160 t -4.6%
2007 1.10 million t +17.5%
2008 1.13 million t +2.1%
2009 1.33 million t +17.8%
2010 1.48 million t +11.5%
2011 1.65 million t +11.7%
2012 1.77 million t +7.0%
2013 1.80 million t +1.8%
2014 1.95 million t +8.1%
2015 1.96 million t +1.0%
2016 1.93 million t -1.8%
2017 2.19 million t +13.7%
2018 2.23 million t +1.7%
2019 2.20 million t -1.3%
2020 2.20 million t -0.0%
2021 2.30 million t +4.6%
2022 2.48 million t +7.6%
2023 2.38 million t -3.9%
2024 2.57 million t +7.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Poultry — Production in Türkiye 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 -39.1% 489,832 t 298,203 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74,074 t 65,234 t 94,872 t 9
1970s 162,022 t 104,221 t 214,000 t 10
1980s 307,781 t 246,000 t 390,000 t 10
1990s 453,002 t 298,203 t 615,554 t 10
2000s 933,941 t 634,764 t 1.33 million t 10
2010s 1.92 million t 1.48 million t 2.23 million t 10
2020s 2.39 million t 2.20 million t 2.57 million t 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 China 27.41 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 26.60 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 13.87 million t compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.28 million t compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  6. 5 India 5.06 million t compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 1.42 million t compare
  8. 6 Indonesia 4.22 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in Türkiye?
Meat, poultry — production in Türkiye was 2.57 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 2.57 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 65,234 t in 1961.
How does Türkiye rank for meat, poultry — production?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — 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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.