Chicken meat production in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Chicken meat production was 23,760 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23,760
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
127th
of 199 countries
All-time high
76,830
in 1990
All-time low
20,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Hong Kong, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production in Hong Kong stood at 23,760.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Hong Kong peaked at 76,830 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 1961.
Hong Kong ranks 127th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
| 1962 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 26,500 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 27,000 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 27,316 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 32,321 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 35,861 | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 33,600 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 30,500 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 29,800 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 34,873 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 41,454 | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 40,266 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 41,443 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 44,558 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 52,268 | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 52,115 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 45,951 | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 47,237 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 60,725 | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 74,766 | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 75,898 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 72,982 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 70,908 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 76,830 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 71,914 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 72,188 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 71,291 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 54,400 | -23.7% |
| 1995 | 50,200 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 49,940 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 52,000 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 63,000 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 60,000 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 58,000 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 29,000 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 39,000 | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 29,000 | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 38,000 | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31,000 | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 27,000 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 27,800 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 27,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26,914 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 25,348 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 23,700 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 23,400 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 25,085 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 25,226 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23,681 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 21,694 | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 22,794 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 23,339 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 23,760 | +1.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 23,760 is below the median for high income countries, which is 103,412, 23% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 23,760 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,141, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -50.0% | 58,000 | 29,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,833 | 20,000 | 27,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,743 | 27,316 | 41,454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,741 | 44,558 | 75,898 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,476 | 49,940 | 76,830 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,500 | 29,000 | 65,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,327 | 23,400 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,053 | 21,694 | 23,760 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 124 Qatar 25,000 compare
- 125 Turkmenistan 24,886 compare
- 126 Puerto Rico 24,352 compare
- 128 Belize 23,663 compare
- 129 North Korea 22,522 compare
- 130 Estonia 22,237 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Hong Kong
- Rural population growth -172.3% (1995)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 152.36 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.0373 (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.0373 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Hong Kong?
- Chicken meat production in Hong Kong was 23,760 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 76,830 in 1990.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 1961.
- How does Hong Kong rank for chicken meat production?
- Hong Kong ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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