Poultry production in Spain
Spain: Poultry production was 1.74 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.74 million tonnes
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
21st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.74 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
81,500 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry production in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry production in Spain is 1.74 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in Spain peaked at 1.74 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81,500 tonnes, in 1961.
Spain ranks 21st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 109,600 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 187,400 tonnes | +71.0% |
| 1964 | 213,600 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 234,400 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 305,600 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 353,350 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 350,540 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 385,800 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 499,000 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1971 | 477,000 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 554,000 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 600,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 608,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 631,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 695,600 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 734,600 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 754,600 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 746,700 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 761,900 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 884,800 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 853,000 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 813,000 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 789,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 815,200 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 759,500 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 795,100 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 827,500 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 830,936 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 836,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 881,322 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 859,492 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 837,216 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 875,508 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 926,132 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 889,305 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 908,358 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 1.00 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 992,428 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.56 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.74 million tonnes | +6.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.74 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 117,382 tonnes, 14.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.74 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 145,490 tonnes, 12.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +71.0% | 109,600 tonnes | 187,400 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,866 tonnes | 81,500 tonnes | 385,800 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 630,050 tonnes | 477,000 tonnes | 754,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 812,994 tonnes | 759,500 tonnes | 884,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 907,081 tonnes | 836,000 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million tonnes | 992,428 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry production in Spain?
- Poultry production in Spain was 1.74 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,500 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry production?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.