Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 11.07 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.07 million t
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
11.07 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.47 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in European Union (27) stood at 11.07 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in European Union (27) peaked at 11.07 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million t, in 1961.

That places European Union (27) 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.47 million t
1962 1.64 million t +11.1%
1963 1.84 million t +12.6%
1964 2.07 million t +12.7%
1965 2.23 million t +7.7%
1966 2.27 million t +1.8%
1967 2.40 million t +5.6%
1968 2.46 million t +2.6%
1969 2.73 million t +10.8%
1970 3.04 million t +11.3%
1971 3.14 million t +3.4%
1972 3.44 million t +9.6%
1973 3.74 million t +8.6%
1974 3.83 million t +2.6%
1975 4.00 million t +4.2%
1976 4.27 million t +6.9%
1977 4.48 million t +4.8%
1978 4.63 million t +3.5%
1979 4.83 million t +4.3%
1980 5.00 million t +3.5%
1981 5.32 million t +6.5%
1982 5.25 million t -1.2%
1983 5.09 million t -3.1%
1984 5.08 million t -0.4%
1985 5.12 million t +0.9%
1986 5.25 million t +2.5%
1987 5.46 million t +3.9%
1988 5.55 million t +1.8%
1989 5.47 million t -1.6%
1990 5.56 million t +1.8%
1991 6.31 million t +13.4%
1992 6.51 million t +3.2%
1993 6.85 million t +5.2%
1994 7.20 million t +5.2%
1995 7.47 million t +3.7%
1996 7.91 million t +5.9%
1997 8.09 million t +2.3%
1998 8.42 million t +4.0%
1999 8.03 million t -4.6%
2000 6.89 million t -14.2%
2001 7.24 million t +5.0%
2002 7.52 million t +3.9%
2003 7.13 million t -5.2%
2004 7.23 million t +1.4%
2005 7.38 million t +2.1%
2006 7.09 million t -4.0%
2007 7.63 million t +7.6%
2008 7.48 million t -1.9%
2009 8.13 million t +8.7%
2010 8.32 million t +2.3%
2011 8.57 million t +3.0%
2012 8.95 million t +4.5%
2013 9.06 million t +1.2%
2014 9.44 million t +4.1%
2015 9.70 million t +2.8%
2016 10.01 million t +3.2%
2017 10.11 million t +1.0%
2018 10.64 million t +5.2%
2019 10.89 million t +2.4%
2020 11.02 million t +1.2%
2021 10.77 million t -2.3%
2022 10.79 million t +0.2%
2023 11.07 million t +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.12 million t 1.47 million t 2.73 million t 9
1970s 3.94 million t 3.04 million t 4.83 million t 10
1980s 5.26 million t 5.00 million t 5.55 million t 10
1990s 7.24 million t 5.56 million t 8.42 million t 10
2000s 7.37 million t 6.89 million t 8.13 million t 10
2010s 9.57 million t 8.32 million t 10.89 million t 10
2020s 10.91 million t 10.77 million t 11.07 million t 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 7 Mexico 3.89 million t compare
  2. 8 USSR 3.09 million t compare
  3. 9 Japan 2.38 million t compare
  4. 10 Argentina 2.29 million t compare
  5. 11 Poland 2.28 million t compare
  6. 12 Pakistan 2.16 million t compare
  7. 13 Egypt 2.08 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in European Union (27)?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in European Union (27) was 11.07 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 11.07 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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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
241 places, 13,818 data points, 1961–2023
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