Chicken meat yield per animal in Belize
Belize: Chicken meat yield per animal was 1.75 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.75 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
48th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.78 kilograms per animal
in 1988
All-time low
1.31 kilograms per animal
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.75 kilograms per animal for chicken meat yield per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Belize peaked at 1.78 kilograms per animal in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.31 kilograms per animal, in 1987.
Belize ranks 48th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Belize, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.51 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.51 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.49 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.53 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.39 kilograms per animal | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.31 kilograms per animal | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.78 kilograms per animal | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kilograms per animal | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.51 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.47 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6 kilograms per animal | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.61 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.59 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.49 kilograms per animal | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.59 kilograms per animal | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.74 kilograms per animal | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.67 kilograms per animal | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 kilograms per animal | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.63 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.64 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.51 kilograms per animal | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.59 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.61 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.64 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.65 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.62 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.66 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.69 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.71 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.71 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.72 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.74 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.75 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.75 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.29 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.75 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.65 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat yield per animal in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +35.5% | 1.31 kilograms per animal | 1.78 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 1.49 kilograms per animal | 1.51 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.51 kilograms per animal | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 1.54 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kilograms per animal | 1.31 kilograms per animal | 1.78 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 kilograms per animal | 1.47 kilograms per animal | 1.61 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 kilograms per animal | 1.51 kilograms per animal | 1.74 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 kilograms per animal | 1.57 kilograms per animal | 1.7 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 kilograms per animal | 1.71 kilograms per animal | 1.75 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Belize?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Belize was 1.75 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 kilograms per animal in 1988.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 kilograms per animal in 1987.
- How does Belize rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Belize ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yield per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.