Chicken meat yields per animal in Germany
Germany: Chicken meat yields per animal was 1.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat yields per animal in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yields per animal in Germany stood at 1.77. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in Germany peaked at 1.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 1982.
That places Germany 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.36 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.8714 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.8714 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in Germany?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in Germany was 1.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 1982.
- How does Germany rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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