Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia
Australia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
131st
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia peaked at 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 0.007 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 1000 An per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0106 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0119 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0192 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0198 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0213 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0239 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0256 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0301 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 0.03 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0279 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0292 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0328 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0345 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0357 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0372 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0369 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0382 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.043 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0438 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0465 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0485 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0469 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0513 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0517 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0557 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0544 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0567 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0564 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0579 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0597 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0602 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.061 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0667 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0712 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0728 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0745 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0755 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.081 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0849 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0827 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0849 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0856 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0881 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0911 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5153 1000 An per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0323 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0423 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0485 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0565 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0513 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.061 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0771 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0849 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0897 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0856 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 128 Mozambique 0.1086 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 129 Rwanda 0.1019 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 130 Cambodia 0.0994 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Canada 0.0914 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mali 0.0722 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0672 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Australia ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.