Chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Chicken meat yield per animal was 0.703 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.703 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
All-time low
0.55 kilograms per animal
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 0.703 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.55 kilograms per animal, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 190th out of 199 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.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.648 kilograms per animal | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.646 kilograms per animal | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.65 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.692 kilograms per animal | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.788 kilograms per animal | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.584 kilograms per animal | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.736 kilograms per animal | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.688 kilograms per animal | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.703 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.703 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.703 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.703 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
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 | 0.6644 kilograms per animal | 0.55 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 kilograms per animal | 0.688 kilograms per animal | 0.703 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.703 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 kilograms per animal in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.