Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 3.72 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.72 million t
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
4.36 million t
in 1998
All-time low
764,862 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 3.72 million t.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Western Europe peaked at 4.36 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 764,862 t, in 1961.

That places Western Europe 16th 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 764,862 t
1962 821,716 t +7.4%
1963 883,997 t +7.6%
1964 978,080 t +10.6%
1965 1.03 million t +5.7%
1966 932,689 t -9.8%
1967 999,718 t +7.2%
1968 1.03 million t +3.0%
1969 1.17 million t +13.3%
1970 1.29 million t +10.4%
1971 1.36 million t +5.6%
1972 1.42 million t +4.6%
1973 1.51 million t +6.4%
1974 1.47 million t -2.6%
1975 1.51 million t +2.8%
1976 1.57 million t +4.0%
1977 1.61 million t +2.5%
1978 1.67 million t +3.8%
1979 1.76 million t +4.9%
1980 1.85 million t +5.4%
1981 2.01 million t +8.6%
1982 2.10 million t +4.7%
1983 1.99 million t -5.7%
1984 1.96 million t -1.5%
1985 1.96 million t +0.2%
1986 2.02 million t +3.0%
1987 2.11 million t +4.4%
1988 2.14 million t +1.8%
1989 2.17 million t +1.3%
1990 2.25 million t +3.5%
1991 3.11 million t +38.4%
1992 3.18 million t +2.3%
1993 3.40 million t +7.0%
1994 3.66 million t +7.6%
1995 3.80 million t +3.8%
1996 4.21 million t +10.8%
1997 4.33 million t +2.8%
1998 4.36 million t +0.5%
1999 4.00 million t -8.2%
2000 2.84 million t -29.1%
2001 2.88 million t +1.7%
2002 2.85 million t -1.3%
2003 2.70 million t -5.1%
2004 2.86 million t +5.7%
2005 2.88 million t +0.9%
2006 2.78 million t -3.7%
2007 3.00 million t +8.1%
2008 2.98 million t -0.8%
2009 3.10 million t +4.2%
2010 3.25 million t +4.9%
2011 3.40 million t +4.5%
2012 3.47 million t +2.1%
2013 3.56 million t +2.5%
2014 3.75 million t +5.3%
2015 3.82 million t +2.0%
2016 3.85 million t +0.8%
2017 3.88 million t +0.7%
2018 3.86 million t -0.5%
2019 3.85 million t -0.3%
2020 3.86 million t +0.4%
2021 3.78 million t -2.2%
2022 3.73 million t -1.1%
2023 3.72 million t -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 956,767 t 764,862 t 1.17 million t 9
1970s 1.52 million t 1.29 million t 1.76 million t 10
1980s 2.03 million t 1.85 million t 2.17 million t 10
1990s 3.63 million t 2.25 million t 4.36 million t 10
2000s 2.89 million t 2.70 million t 3.10 million t 10
2010s 3.67 million t 3.25 million t 3.88 million t 10
2020s 3.77 million t 3.72 million t 3.86 million t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 13 Egypt 2.08 million t compare
  2. 14 South Africa 1.86 million t compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.85 million t compare
  4. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,000 t compare
  5. 16 Thailand 1.84 million t compare
  6. 17 Colombia 1.82 million t compare
  7. 18 Peru 1.78 million t compare
  8. 19 Timor-Leste 694.2 t compare
  9. 19 Australia and New Zealand 1.66 million 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 Western Europe?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Western Europe was 3.72 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 4.36 million t in 1998.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 764,862 t in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
Western Europe ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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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