Poultry production in Italy
Italy: Poultry production was 1.38 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry production in Italy, 1961–2024
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 Italy stood at 1.38 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in Italy peaked at 1.38 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 263,200 tonnes, in 1961.
Italy ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458,511 tonnes | 263,200 tonnes | 581,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 824,080 tonnes | 628,900 tonnes | 987,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million tonnes | 905,985 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry production in Italy?
- Poultry production in Italy was 1.38 million 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,200 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for poultry production?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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Expressed in tonnes.