Chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0268 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.0268 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0268 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.003 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Thailand 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0268 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0268 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 39 Costa Rica 0.028 tonnes per person compare
- 40 Romania 0.028 tonnes per person compare
- 41 Denmark 0.0273 tonnes per person compare
- 43 United Kingdom 0.0267 tonnes per person compare
- 44 Greece 0.0265 tonnes per person compare
- 45 El Salvador 0.0264 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7811 % 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 0.3257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.755 % 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 0.3369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Thailand was 0.0268 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.