Chicken meat yields per animal in China
China: Chicken meat yields per animal was 1.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
102nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in China, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yields per animal in China stood at 1.29.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in China peaked at 1.4 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1961.
That places China 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 | 1 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in China?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in China was 1.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2006.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- How does China rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- China ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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