Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Spain
Spain: Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight was 2,179 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Spain is 2,179 g/An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Spain peaked at 2,252 g/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 972 g/An, in 1962.
Spain ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Spain, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,014 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 972 g/An | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 1,174 g/An | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 1,167 g/An | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,141 g/An | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1,148 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,159 g/An | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,182 g/An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,249 g/An | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1,426 g/An | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 1,424 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,435 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,368 g/An | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 1,369 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,367 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,365 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,363 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,497 g/An | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 1,522 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,522 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,522 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,519 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,521 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,521 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,547 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1,554 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,558 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,558 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,553 g/An | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,565 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,567 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,539 g/An | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,565 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,562 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,597 g/An | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,505 g/An | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,576 g/An | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1,551 g/An | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,483 g/An | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,483 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,487 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,798 g/An | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 2,011 g/An | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1,923 g/An | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,919 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,941 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,943 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,903 g/An | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,821 g/An | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,929 g/An | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,077 g/An | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2,085 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,817 g/An | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 1,852 g/An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,815 g/An | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,098 g/An | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 2,119 g/An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,158 g/An | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,189 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,252 g/An | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,204 g/An | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,187 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,207 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,179 g/An | -1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2,179 g/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,684 g/An, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2,179 g/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,717 g/An, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,134 g/An | 972 g/An | 1,249 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,414 g/An | 1,363 g/An | 1,522 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,538 g/An | 1,519 g/An | 1,558 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,551 g/An | 1,483 g/An | 1,597 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,823 g/An | 1,483 g/An | 2,011 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 g/An | 1,815 g/An | 2,189 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,206 g/An | 2,179 g/An | 2,252 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 14 Sudan 2,261 g/An compare
- 15 Italy 2,244 g/An compare
- 15 Micronesia 962 g/An compare
- 16 Israel 2,230 g/An compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 844 g/An compare
- 17 Polynesia 837 g/An compare
- 18 Lebanon 2,134 g/An compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 816 g/An compare
- 18 Caribbean 1,564 g/An compare
- 19 Brazil 2,131 g/An compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1,497 g/An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 798 g/An compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 589 g/An compare
- 20 Poland 2,107 g/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Spain?
- Meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Spain was 2,179 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,252 g/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 972 g/An in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.