Chicken meat production, per capita in China
China: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in China stood at 0.0109 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in China peaked at 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 1961.
China ranks 91st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0109 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0109 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +29.0% | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % 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 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % 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 0.3742 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in China?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in China was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- China ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.