Poultry meat per animal in Germany
Germany: Poultry meat per animal was 2.3 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry meat per animal in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry meat per animal in Germany is 2.3 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry meat per animal in Germany peaked at 2.35 kilograms per animal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.12 kilograms per animal, in 1976.
That places Germany 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 kilograms per animal | 1.13 kilograms per animal | 1.15 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 kilograms per animal | 1.12 kilograms per animal | 1.14 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 kilograms per animal | 1.12 kilograms per animal | 1.3 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 kilograms per animal | 1.34 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kilograms per animal | 1.7 kilograms per animal | 1.85 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 kilograms per animal | 2.02 kilograms per animal | 2.3 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 kilograms per animal | 2.24 kilograms per animal | 2.35 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry meat per animal in Germany?
- Poultry meat per animal in Germany was 2.3 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry meat per animal recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 kilograms per animal in 1976.
- How does Germany rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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