Chicken meat yields per animal in Iceland
Iceland: Chicken meat yields per animal was 1.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat yields per animal in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.72 for chicken meat yields per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in Iceland peaked at 1.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.992, in 1976.
That places Iceland 51st 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 | 1.02 | 0.992 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.72 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.43 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in Iceland?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in Iceland was 1.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.992 in 1976.
- How does Iceland rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- Iceland ranks 51st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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