Ireland vs United Kingdom: Chicken meat yield per animal
Ireland
1.58 kilograms per animal
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.57 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Ireland rank
70th
United Kingdom rank
71st
Chicken meat yield per animal over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.58 kilograms per animal against 1.57 kilograms per animal in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 70th and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 199 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 kilograms per animal | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 0.2462 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.34 kilograms per animal | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 0.167 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.41 kilograms per animal | 1.52 kilograms per animal | 0.1191 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.22 kilograms per animal | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 0.2793 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.09 kilograms per animal | 1.53 kilograms per animal | 0.4417 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.19 kilograms per animal | 1.53 kilograms per animal | 0.3387 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 1.58 kilograms per animal | 0.0832 kilograms per animal | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chicken meat yield per animal, Ireland or United Kingdom?
- Ireland, at 1.58 kilograms per animal against 1.57 kilograms per animal in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chicken meat yield per animal between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.01 kilograms per animal, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Ireland ranks 70th and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Chicken meat yield per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.