Chicken meat production in Yemen
Yemen: Chicken meat production was 204,416 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
204,416
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
58th
of 199 countries
All-time high
204,416
in 2024
All-time low
1,310
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Yemen is 204,416, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Yemen peaked at 204,416 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,310, in 1961.
That places Yemen 58th out of 199 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 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,310 | — |
| 1962 | 1,315 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,320 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,325 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,330 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,335 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,340 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,345 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,350 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,359 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,380 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1,400 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,425 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,450 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,475 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,600 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 3,776 | +136.0% |
| 1978 | 3,812 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,639 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 6,062 | +30.7% |
| 1981 | 7,671 | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 15,080 | +96.6% |
| 1983 | 23,440 | +55.4% |
| 1984 | 30,634 | +30.7% |
| 1985 | 50,098 | +63.5% |
| 1986 | 52,100 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 53,800 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 77,326 | +43.7% |
| 1989 | 59,979 | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 39,035 | -34.9% |
| 1991 | 35,102 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 48,052 | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 53,956 | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 55,000 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 47,156 | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 55,455 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 56,286 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 61,352 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 63,115 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 66,734 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 78,336 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 83,451 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 108,800 | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 110,976 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 113,195 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 117,723 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 129,495 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 135,568 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 139,655 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 144,103 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 153,621 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 156,329 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 166,131 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 182,230 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 176,763 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 169,692 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 168,628 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 176,576 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 182,851 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 193,086 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 198,879 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 199,477 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 200,536 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 204,416 | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 204,416 is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,522, 9.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 204,416 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 165,760, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +136.0% | 1,600 | 3,776 |
| 1982 | +96.6% | 7,671 | 15,080 |
| 1985 | +63.5% | 30,634 | 50,098 |
| 1983 | +55.4% | 15,080 | 23,440 |
| 1988 | +43.7% | 53,800 | 77,326 |
| 1990 | -34.9% | 59,979 | 39,035 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,330 | 1,310 | 1,350 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,232 | 1,359 | 4,639 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,619 | 6,062 | 77,326 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,451 | 35,102 | 63,115 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,393 | 66,734 | 139,655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,692 | 144,103 | 182,851 | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,279 | 193,086 | 204,416 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0348 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 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5614 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Yemen?
- Chicken meat production in Yemen was 204,416 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 204,416 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,310 in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for chicken meat production?
- Yemen ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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