Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China
China: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 1.28 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in China peaked at 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 China, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0511 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0529 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0541 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0553 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.058 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0594 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0618 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0632 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0672 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0712 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0767 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0796 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0839 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0868 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0939 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0998 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1065 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1152 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1198 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1254 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1315 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1348 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1401 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1592 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1742 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2065 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2092 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2268 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2587 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.286 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3655 1000 An per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3999 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4727 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4833 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5859 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6191 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6666 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7061 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6872 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7077 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7412 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7349 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7716 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7672 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8194 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8681 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.904 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9354 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9638 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9787 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7475 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5153 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +27.8% | 0.286 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3655 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.058 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0511 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0876 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0672 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.11 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1516 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1152 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2092 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4364 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2268 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6666 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7707 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6872 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.904 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9354 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.2 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 50 Kiribati 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 51 France 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 52 Romania 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 54 Greece 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 55 Austria 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 56 Ukraine 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in China?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in China was 1.28 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- China ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.