Chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda
Rwanda: Chicken meat yield per animal was 3.58 kilograms per animal in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda, 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
The most recent figure for chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda is 3.58 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda peaked at 3.58 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 kilograms per animal | 2.65 kilograms per animal | 3.32 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 kilograms per animal | 3.37 kilograms per animal | 3.58 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Rwanda was 3.58 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Rwanda ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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About this data
Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.