Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand

New Zealand: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0.0234 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0234 1000 An per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0256 1000 An per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0018 1000 An per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand, 1961–2024

00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand is 0.0234 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand peaked at 0.0256 1000 An per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 An per person, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An per person Change
1961 0.0018 1000 An per person
1962 0.0023 1000 An per person +28.5%
1963 0.0019 1000 An per person -18.9%
1964 0.0021 1000 An per person +12.2%
1965 0.0025 1000 An per person +19.8%
1966 0.0027 1000 An per person +7.8%
1967 0.0028 1000 An per person +0.2%
1968 0.0028 1000 An per person +1.8%
1969 0.0034 1000 An per person +21.0%
1970 0.004 1000 An per person +19.1%
1971 0.005 1000 An per person +25.0%
1972 0.0051 1000 An per person +2.0%
1973 0.0056 1000 An per person +8.2%
1974 0.0074 1000 An per person +32.4%
1975 0.0059 1000 An per person -20.0%
1976 0.0071 1000 An per person +19.8%
1977 0.0077 1000 An per person +8.8%
1978 0.0094 1000 An per person +21.6%
1979 0.0088 1000 An per person -6.1%
1980 0.0087 1000 An per person -1.2%
1981 0.009 1000 An per person +3.3%
1982 0.009 1000 An per person +0.6%
1983 0.0098 1000 An per person +9.2%
1984 0.0103 1000 An per person +4.5%
1985 0.012 1000 An per person +16.7%
1986 0.0116 1000 An per person -3.3%
1987 0.0119 1000 An per person +2.3%
1988 0.0128 1000 An per person +8.0%
1989 0.0138 1000 An per person +7.6%
1990 0.0131 1000 An per person -5.5%
1991 0.0128 1000 An per person -2.1%
1992 0.0132 1000 An per person +3.0%
1993 0.0142 1000 An per person +7.9%
1994 0.0142 1000 An per person +0.1%
1995 0.0169 1000 An per person +19.0%
1996 0.0167 1000 An per person -1.3%
1997 0.0156 1000 An per person -6.5%
1998 0.0166 1000 An per person +6.3%
1999 0.0168 1000 An per person +1.3%
2000 0.0169 1000 An per person +0.7%
2001 0.0175 1000 An per person +3.2%
2002 0.0184 1000 An per person +5.5%
2003 0.0197 1000 An per person +7.0%
2004 0.0205 1000 An per person +3.7%
2005 0.0217 1000 An per person +6.0%
2006 0.0207 1000 An per person -4.6%
2007 0.02 1000 An per person -3.4%
2008 0.0195 1000 An per person -2.2%
2009 0.0184 1000 An per person -5.9%
2010 0.0188 1000 An per person +2.3%
2011 0.0194 1000 An per person +3.2%
2012 0.021 1000 An per person +8.0%
2013 0.021 1000 An per person +0.1%
2014 0.0228 1000 An per person +8.6%
2015 0.0232 1000 An per person +1.8%
2016 0.0233 1000 An per person +0.6%
2017 0.0246 1000 An per person +5.2%
2018 0.0256 1000 An per person +4.2%
2019 0.0243 1000 An per person -5.1%
2020 0.0234 1000 An per person -3.7%
2021 0.0237 1000 An per person +1.5%
2022 0.0237 1000 An per person -0.3%
2023 0.0233 1000 An per person -1.5%
2024 0.0234 1000 An per person +0.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0234 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0113 1000 An per person, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0234 1000 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0068 1000 An per person, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0025 1000 An per person 0.0018 1000 An per person 0.0034 1000 An per person 9
1970s 0.0066 1000 An per person 0.004 1000 An per person 0.0094 1000 An per person 10
1980s 0.0109 1000 An per person 0.0087 1000 An per person 0.0138 1000 An per person 10
1990s 0.015 1000 An per person 0.0128 1000 An per person 0.0169 1000 An per person 10
2000s 0.0193 1000 An per person 0.0169 1000 An per person 0.0217 1000 An per person 10
2010s 0.0224 1000 An per person 0.0188 1000 An per person 0.0256 1000 An per person 10
2020s 0.0235 1000 An per person 0.0233 1000 An per person 0.0237 1000 An per person 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 12 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0249 1000 An per person compare
  2. 13 Panama 0.0248 1000 An per person compare
  3. 14 Peru 0.0242 1000 An per person compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 0.0226 1000 An per person compare
  5. 17 Jordan 0.0218 1000 An per person compare
  6. 18 Portugal 0.0216 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand was 0.0234 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0256 1000 An per person in 2018.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 An per person in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
New Zealand ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
1000 An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
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Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.