FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in France
In 2024 France produced 1.2 million t of chicken meat, the 26th largest in the world (0.97% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.1%. The record was 2.8 million t in 1997.
- Production, 2024
- 1.2 million t
- World rank
- 26 of 189
- 10-year change
- +9.1%
- Record
- 2.8 million t
- 1997
Chicken meat in France, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,245,830 | +10% |
| 2023 | 1,128,280 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,114,430 | −2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,143,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,130,000 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,121,000 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,131,000 | −2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,161,745 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,147,333 | −1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,160,040 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,141,610 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,119,868 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,094,076 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,086,838 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,064,308 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,035,308 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,049,150 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,027,391 | +11% |
| 2006 | 928,877 | −12% |
| 2005 | 1,054,394 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,017,662 | −3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,051,540 | −3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,088,581 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 1,164,714 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,142,755 | −52% |
| 1999 | 2,374,294 | −13% |
| 1998 | 2,717,649 | −1.3% |
| 1997 | 2,752,792 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2,655,471 | +11% |
| 1995 | 2,392,461 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 2,303,518 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 2,123,996 | +10% |
| 1992 | 1,926,652 | −1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,958,787 | +87% |
| 1990 | 1,049,000 | −0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,057,000 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,012,500 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 994,000 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 947,000 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 938,000 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 925,000 | −4.7% |
| 1983 | 971,000 | −5.9% |
| 1982 | 1,032,000 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 956,000 | +12% |
| 1980 | 852,000 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 790,000 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 739,000 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 697,760 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 675,190 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 650,972 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 636,685 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 618,344 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 588,174 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 535,678 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 523,357 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 494,572 | +22% |
| 1968 | 404,800 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 401,350 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 389,500 | −30% |
| 1965 | 555,000 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 531,000 | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 494,000 | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 458,000 | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 439,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.