Poultry production in Belgium

Belgium: Poultry production was 537,866 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
537,866 tonnes
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
43rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
537,866 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
336,480 tonnes
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Poultry production in Belgium, 2000–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 407.2k tonnes2001: 413.2k tonnes2002: 466.6k tonnes2003: 430.1k tonnes2004: 473.1k tonnes2005: 453.8k tonnes2006: 488.5k tonnes2007: 453.9k tonnes2008: 336.5k tonnes2009: 361.2k tonnes2010: 404.2k tonnes2011: 402.7k tonnes2012: 410.9k tonnes2013: 388.6k tonnes2014: 433.2k tonnes2015: 452.9k tonnes2016: 461.2k tonnes2017: 463.4k tonnes2018: 469.6k tonnes2019: 447.8k tonnes2020: 450.9k tonnes2021: 456.5k tonnes2022: 449.6k tonnes2023: 428.2k tonnes2024: 537.9k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, poultry production in Belgium stood at 537,866 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry production in Belgium peaked at 537,866 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 336,480 tonnes, in 2008.

Belgium ranks 43rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 428,417 tonnes 336,480 tonnes 488,530 tonnes 10
2010s 433,429 tonnes 388,606 tonnes 469,550 tonnes 10
2020s 464,600 tonnes 428,160 tonnes 537,866 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 40 Belarus 552,707 tonnes compare
  2. 41 Venezuela 545,773 tonnes compare
  3. 42 Hungary 543,588 tonnes compare
  4. 44 Romania 532,940 tonnes compare
  5. 45 Algeria 483,790 tonnes compare
  6. 46 Dominican Republic 421,615 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry production in Belgium?
Poultry production in Belgium was 537,866 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poultry production recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 537,866 tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 336,480 tonnes in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for poultry production?
Belgium ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is poultry production rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,571 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Expressed in tonnes.