Poultry meat production fell 1.69% to 163 kt in Ireland in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, poultry meat production in Ireland reached an all time high of 166 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 17.0 kt in 1962. When compared to Ireland's main peers, poultry meat production in Canada amounted to 1,502 kt, 1,616 kt in France, 9.29 kt in Iceland and 1,995 kt in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 62nd within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of poultry meat production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Poultry Meat Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | kt | 1,230 | 1,267 | 1,231 | 1,276 | 1,281 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 461 | 463 | 470 | 448 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 1,372 | 1,419 | 1,480 | 1,507 | 1,474 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 154 | 152 | 148 | 158 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 1,784 | 1,751 | 1,689 | 1,659 | 1,645 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 1,527 | 1,514 | 1,530 | 1,544 | 1,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 9.01 | 9.70 | 9.76 | 9.91 | 9.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 106 | 142 | 145 | 154 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 1,354 | 1,319 | 1,277 | 1,358 | 1,382 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 3,095 | 3,228 | 3,355 | 3,493 | 3,596 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 98.3 | 101 | 98.2 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 1,523 | 1,520 | 1,562 | 1,631 | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 158 | 157 | 151 | 158 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 21,483 | 21,914 | 22,298 | 22,900 | 21,471 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 1,807 | 1,841 | 1,940 | 1,932 | 1,993 |
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