Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.85 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.85 million t
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.85 million t
in 2023
All-time low
294,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.85 million t for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.85 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 294,000 t, in 1961.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 294,000 t
1962 307,000 t +4.4%
1963 306,000 t -0.3%
1964 326,000 t +6.5%
1965 341,000 t +4.6%
1966 369,000 t +8.2%
1967 402,000 t +8.9%
1968 456,200 t +13.5%
1969 477,500 t +4.7%
1970 494,800 t +3.6%
1971 501,000 t +1.3%
1972 556,800 t +11.1%
1973 552,000 t -0.9%
1974 544,900 t -1.3%
1975 529,852 t -2.8%
1976 584,627 t +10.3%
1977 607,241 t +3.9%
1978 610,982 t +0.6%
1979 622,502 t +1.9%
1980 615,336 t -1.2%
1981 612,238 t -0.5%
1982 658,944 t +7.6%
1983 632,735 t -4.0%
1984 655,000 t +3.5%
1985 715,489 t +9.2%
1986 764,956 t +6.9%
1987 808,174 t +5.6%
1988 862,973 t +6.8%
1989 770,449 t -10.7%
1990 790,010 t +2.5%
1991 836,905 t +5.9%
1992 979,000 t +17.0%
1993 999,000 t +2.0%
1994 1.06 million t +6.6%
1995 1.08 million t +1.1%
1996 1.13 million t +4.9%
1997 1.19 million t +5.0%
1998 1.21 million t +2.0%
1999 1.21 million t +0.4%
2000 1.21 million t +0.1%
2001 1.26 million t +3.9%
2002 1.27 million t +0.7%
2003 1.29 million t +1.8%
2004 1.29 million t -0.0%
2005 1.33 million t +3.0%
2006 1.29 million t -3.4%
2007 1.27 million t -1.4%
2008 1.26 million t -0.9%
2009 1.27 million t +0.9%
2010 1.38 million t +8.3%
2011 1.35 million t -1.7%
2012 1.38 million t +1.9%
2013 1.44 million t +4.6%
2014 1.44 million t -0.1%
2015 1.52 million t +5.5%
2016 1.61 million t +5.7%
2017 1.66 million t +3.2%
2018 1.75 million t +5.4%
2019 1.73 million t -1.4%
2020 1.79 million t +3.9%
2021 1.84 million t +2.6%
2022 1.85 million t +0.3%
2023 1.85 million t +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 364,300 t 294,000 t 477,500 t 9
1970s 560,470 t 494,800 t 622,502 t 10
1980s 709,629 t 612,238 t 862,973 t 10
1990s 1.05 million t 790,010 t 1.21 million t 10
2000s 1.28 million t 1.21 million t 1.33 million t 10
2010s 1.53 million t 1.35 million t 1.75 million t 10
2020s 1.83 million t 1.79 million t 1.85 million t 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 12 Pakistan 2.16 million t compare
  2. 12 Melanesia 50,966 t compare
  3. 13 Egypt 2.08 million t compare
  4. 13 Republic of Moldova 46,145 t compare
  5. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41,202 t compare
  6. 14 South Africa 1.86 million t compare
  7. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,393 t compare
  8. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,000 t compare
  9. 16 Thailand 1.84 million t compare
  10. 17 Colombia 1.82 million t compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 1,323 t compare
  12. 18 Peru 1.78 million t compare
  13. 18 Micronesia 1,205 t compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.85 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 294,000 t in 1961.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
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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