Chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chicken meat yields per animal was 1.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.86
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 2016
All-time low
1.03
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand stood at 1.86.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand peaked at 1.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1983.
That places New Zealand 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 | — |
| 1962 | 1.22 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.2 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.22 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.19 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.25 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.4 | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 1.2 | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2 | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 1.18 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 1.28 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 1.24 | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.23 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.29 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.38 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.42 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.65 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.75 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.82 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.92 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.87 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.92 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.84 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.86 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.28 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.6 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 1.8 | 1.86 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in New Zealand was 1.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2016.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1983.
- How does New Zealand rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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