Chicken meat production, per capita in Peru
Peru: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Peru is 0.0543 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.002 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Peru 10th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +40.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0543 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 3.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0543 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -32.3% | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +40.9% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 tonnes per person | 0.0351 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0532 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
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- 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 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6636 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Peru?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Peru was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.