New Zealand vs Yemen: Chicken meat production
New Zealand
230,307 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
204,416 tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
56th
Yemen rank
58th
Chicken meat production over time
- New Zealand
- Yemen
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 230,307 tonnes against 204,416 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 25,891 tonnes.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 58th of 199 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,877 tonnes | 1,330 tonnes | 6,547 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 24,080 tonnes | 2,232 tonnes | 21,848 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 42,522 tonnes | 37,619 tonnes | 4,903 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 76,194 tonnes | 51,451 tonnes | 24,743 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 135,596 tonnes | 108,393 tonnes | 27,203 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 190,354 tonnes | 167,692 tonnes | 22,662 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 222,352 tonnes | 199,279 tonnes | 23,073 tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chicken meat production, New Zealand or Yemen?
- New Zealand, at 230,307 tonnes against 204,416 tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chicken meat production between New Zealand and Yemen?
- 25,891 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Yemen rank globally for chicken meat production?
- New Zealand ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 58th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Chicken meat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.