FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Germany
In 2024 Germany produced 1.1 million t of chicken meat, the 29th largest in the world (0.87% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.5%. This is the highest figure on record.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 29 of 189
- 10-year change
- +8.5%
- Record
- 1.1 million t
- 2024
Chicken meat in Germany, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,114,000 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,086,000 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,076,000 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,080,000 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,066,000 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,036,000 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,021,000 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,009,565 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 999,070 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,027,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,027,100 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 950,940 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 903,293 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 895,880 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 837,134 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 785,869 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 746,942 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 687,696 | +13% |
| 2006 | 608,418 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 605,117 | −0.7% |
| 2004 | 609,400 | +11% |
| 2003 | 548,500 | +15% |
| 2002 | 476,500 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 476,000 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 461,500 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 435,000 | −0.7% |
| 1998 | 438,000 | −1.3% |
| 1997 | 443,800 | −0.6% |
| 1996 | 446,500 | +14% |
| 1995 | 390,000 | −4.2% |
| 1994 | 407,000 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 393,000 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | 394,000 | +15% |
| 1991 | 343,423 | −17% |
| 1990 | 416,200 | −3.2% |
| 1989 | 430,000 | −5.7% |
| 1988 | 456,000 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 454,500 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 432,000 | −0.4% |
| 1985 | 433,850 | −0.8% |
| 1984 | 437,200 | −0.5% |
| 1983 | 439,200 | −7.4% |
| 1982 | 474,400 | −1.0% |
| 1981 | 479,000 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 471,683 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 454,268 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 440,646 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 414,250 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 390,459 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 377,367 | +13% |
| 1974 | 333,800 | −9.0% |
| 1973 | 366,800 | +12% |
| 1972 | 327,200 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 326,600 | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 299,100 | +12% |
| 1969 | 267,800 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 250,000 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 240,400 | +13% |
| 1966 | 213,400 | +11% |
| 1965 | 192,000 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 185,400 | +13% |
| 1963 | 164,000 | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 150,200 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 150,100 | — |
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.