Mozambique vs South Africa: Chicken meat yield per animal

Mozambique
1.79 kilograms per animal
in 2024
South Africa
1.83 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Mozambique rank
38th
South Africa rank
35th

Chicken meat yield per animal over time

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.83 kilograms per animal against 1.79 kilograms per animal in Mozambique, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per animal.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Mozambique ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th of 199 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9 kilograms per animal 1.4 kilograms per animal 0.5 kilograms per animal South Africa
1970s 0.9 kilograms per animal 1.36 kilograms per animal 0.4622 kilograms per animal South Africa
1980s 0.9 kilograms per animal 1.32 kilograms per animal 0.4197 kilograms per animal South Africa
1990s 0.9 kilograms per animal 1.42 kilograms per animal 0.5212 kilograms per animal South Africa
2000s 0.8767 kilograms per animal 1.52 kilograms per animal 0.6383 kilograms per animal South Africa
2010s 1.48 kilograms per animal 1.68 kilograms per animal 0.1948 kilograms per animal South Africa
2020s 1.79 kilograms per animal 1.83 kilograms per animal 0.0448 kilograms per animal South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chicken meat yield per animal, Mozambique or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.83 kilograms per animal against 1.79 kilograms per animal in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in chicken meat yield per animal between Mozambique and South Africa?
0.04 kilograms per animal, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for chicken meat yield per animal?
Mozambique ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th 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 yield per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chicken meat yield per animal
Unit
kilograms per animal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,556 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.