Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India
India: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India stood at 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India peaked at 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 58th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0262 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0265 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0284 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0295 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0303 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.031 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0314 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0321 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0329 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0336 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0336 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0348 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0377 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0422 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0449 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0511 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0561 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0602 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0673 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1034 1000 An per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1056 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1177 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1352 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1843 1000 An per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 0.191 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2156 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.221 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2264 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2321 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2334 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2472 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2617 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2893 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3064 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3242 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3538 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3814 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.411 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.444 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4959 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5379 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5854 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6111 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6256 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7268 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6792 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7982 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.817 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8422 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8734 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9165 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9576 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9997 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.277 1000 An per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +53.7% | 0.0673 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1034 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +36.3% | 0.1352 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1843 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0329 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0377 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0697 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0422 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1177 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2148 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1352 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2617 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4129 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2893 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5854 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7695 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6111 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9165 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9576 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 55 Austria 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 56 Ukraine 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 57 Honduras 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mexico 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 60 Ecuador 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.9684 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India was 1.12 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- India ranks 58th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.