Chicken meat yields per animal in South Korea
South Korea: Chicken meat yields per animal was 0.863 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.863
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
161st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1988
All-time low
0.767
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.863 for chicken meat yields per animal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in South Korea peaked at 1.15 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.767, in 2002.
That places South Korea 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9995 | 0.995 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.869 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8241 | 0.767 | 0.946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8139 | 0.794 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8818 | 0.842 | 0.915 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 160 Macao 0.864 compare
- 162 Indonesia 0.854 compare
- 163 Afghanistan 0.847 compare
- 164 Cook Islands 0.839 compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture share gdp 1.46 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.46 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 6.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in South Korea?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in South Korea was 0.863 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1988.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.767 in 2002.
- How does South Korea rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- South Korea ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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