Chicken meat production, per capita in United States
United States: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0593 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in United States stood at 0.0593 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0612 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places United States 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.042 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0435 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.052 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0591 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0593 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0274 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 0.0347 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0532 tonnes per person | 0.0499 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0569 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.0612 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0585 tonnes per person | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- 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 0.4694 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 1.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in United States?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in United States was 0.0593 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0612 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does United States rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- United States ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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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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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.