Chicken meat yields per animal in India
India: Chicken meat yields per animal was 1.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.5
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.59
in 2019
All-time low
0.9
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in India, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 1.5 for chicken meat yields per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in India peaked at 1.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 1961.
That places India 82nd 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.914 | 0.9 | 0.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.21 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.5 | 1.57 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in India?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in India was 1.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 1961.
- How does India rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- India ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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