Poultry meat per animal in Spain
Spain: Poultry meat per animal was 2.18 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.18 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.25 kilograms per animal
in 2020
All-time low
0.972 kilograms per animal
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry meat per animal in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 2.18 kilograms per animal for poultry meat per animal 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, poultry meat per animal in Spain peaked at 2.25 kilograms per animal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.972 kilograms per animal, in 1962.
That places Spain 19th out of 199 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.
Poultry meat per animal in Spain, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.972 kilograms per animal | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.17 kilograms per animal | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 1.17 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.14 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.15 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.16 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.18 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.25 kilograms per animal | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.43 kilograms per animal | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 1.42 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.44 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.37 kilograms per animal | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 1.37 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.37 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.36 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.36 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.48 kilograms per animal | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8 kilograms per animal | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 2.01 kilograms per animal | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.92 kilograms per animal | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.92 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.94 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.94 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.82 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.93 kilograms per animal | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.08 kilograms per animal | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.08 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.82 kilograms per animal | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 1.85 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.81 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kilograms per animal | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 2.12 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.16 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.19 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.25 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.19 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.21 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.18 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.18 kilograms per animal is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.67 kilograms per animal, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.18 kilograms per animal is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7 kilograms per animal, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kilograms per animal | 0.972 kilograms per animal | 1.25 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 kilograms per animal | 1.36 kilograms per animal | 1.52 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 kilograms per animal | 1.52 kilograms per animal | 1.56 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 kilograms per animal | 1.48 kilograms per animal | 1.6 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 kilograms per animal | 1.48 kilograms per animal | 2.01 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 kilograms per animal | 1.81 kilograms per animal | 2.19 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 kilograms per animal | 2.18 kilograms per animal | 2.25 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 poultry meat per animal in Spain?
- Poultry meat per animal in Spain was 2.18 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.972 kilograms per animal in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal 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 (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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