Chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0076 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0076 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0168 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0076 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 38% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0076 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0208 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.053 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0076 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.