Chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0219 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0219 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0257 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Uruguay 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +49.9% |
| 2009 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0219 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0219 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +49.9% | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % 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 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0219 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0257 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.