Chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Chicken meat yield per animal was 1.53 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.53 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.77 kilograms per animal
in 2005
All-time low
1.1 kilograms per animal
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong, 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
Hong Kong recorded 1.53 kilograms per animal for chicken meat yield per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong peaked at 1.77 kilograms per animal in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1 kilograms per animal, in 1966.
Hong Kong ranks 77th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.13 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.11 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.1 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.11 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.15 kilograms per animal | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.14 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.12 kilograms per animal | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.18 kilograms per animal | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.27 kilograms per animal | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.29 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.19 kilograms per animal | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.38 kilograms per animal | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 1.33 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.31 kilograms per animal | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.31 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.26 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.23 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2 kilograms per animal | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 1.32 kilograms per animal | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 1.3 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.56 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.68 kilograms per animal | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 kilograms per animal | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kilograms per animal | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.29 kilograms per animal | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.35 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.43 kilograms per animal | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.43 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.43 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.49 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.45 kilograms per animal | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.71 kilograms per animal | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.77 kilograms per animal | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.61 kilograms per animal | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.55 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.53 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.52 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.32 kilograms per animal | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.53 kilograms per animal | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 1.53 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.53 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kilograms per animal | 1.1 kilograms per animal | 1.15 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 kilograms per animal | 1.12 kilograms per animal | 1.38 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 kilograms per animal | 1.17 kilograms per animal | 1.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 kilograms per animal | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 1.68 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 kilograms per animal | 1.43 kilograms per animal | 1.77 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 kilograms per animal | 1.51 kilograms per animal | 1.55 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kilograms per animal | 1.32 kilograms per animal | 1.54 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Hong Kong
- Rural population growth -172.3% (1995)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 152.36 million current US$ (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2024)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Hong Kong was 1.53 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 kilograms per animal in 2005.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 kilograms per animal in 1966.
- How does Hong Kong rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Hong Kong ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.