Chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia
Namibia: Chicken meat yield per animal was 0.894 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.894 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.97 kilograms per animal
in 2018
All-time low
0.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia, 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
In 2024, chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia stood at 0.894 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia peaked at 0.97 kilograms per animal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Namibia 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.805 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.868 kilograms per animal | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.97 kilograms per animal | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.881 kilograms per animal | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.874 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.883 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.888 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.891 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.894 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.894 kilograms per animal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 kilograms per animal, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.894 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.921 kilograms per animal, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8324 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.97 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.886 kilograms per animal | 0.874 kilograms per animal | 0.894 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Namibia was 0.894 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 kilograms per animal in 2018.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.