Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.68 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
40th
of 168 countries
All-time high
5.36 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9944 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9761 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.25 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 2.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 2.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 2.32 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.13 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 2.68 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 3.1 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 3.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 4.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 3.99 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 4.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 4.76 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 4.99 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.19 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.55 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 5.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 4.69 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6 1000 An per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 3.48 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.65 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.96 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.71 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.62 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.52 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.32 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.21 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.11 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.01 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.91 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.64 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.17 1000 An per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6836 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.86 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 4.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 1000 An per square kilometre | 4.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 1000 An per square kilometre | 3.48 1000 An per square kilometre | 5.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.9 1000 An per square kilometre | 3.62 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.64 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 37 Egypt 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Nepal 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Germany 1.81 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 41 Costa Rica 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cyprus 1.5 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 43 Czechia 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico was 1.68 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.