Chicken meat production, per capita in Canada
Canada: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0344 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0344 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Canada 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0344 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0285 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2803 % 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 0.914 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.35 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Canada?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Canada was 0.0344 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.