Chicken meat production, per capita in Australia
Australia: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Australia is 0.0543 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Australia 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.039 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.039 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.046 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.047 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.05 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0543 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0543 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 8.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.0321 tonnes per person | 0.039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0523 tonnes per person | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Australia?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Australia was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.