Chicken meat yields per animal in United States

United States: Chicken meat yields per animal was 2.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.11
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.16
in 2019
All-time low
1.14
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Chicken meat yields per animal in United States, 1961–2024

00.511.52196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 2.11 for chicken meat yields per animal in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in United States peaked at 2.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 1967.

United States ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.17 1.14 1.33 9
1970s 1.24 1.19 1.29 10
1980s 1.38 1.3 1.46 10
1990s 1.54 1.44 1.66 10
2000s 1.78 1.67 1.89 10
2010s 2.05 1.93 2.16 10
2020s 2.07 2.01 2.11 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 13 Peru 2.25 compare
  2. 14 Lebanon 2.13 compare
  3. 15 Brazil 2.11 compare
  4. 17 Ecuador 2.1 compare
  5. 18 Russian Federation 2.07 compare
  6. 19 Israel 2.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chicken meat yields per animal in United States?
Chicken meat yields per animal in United States was 2.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 2019.
What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 1967.
How does United States rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
United States ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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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Indicator
Chicken meat yields per animal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,556 data points, 1961–2024
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