Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern America

Northern America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 10.38 million 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.38 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
10.38 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
2.40 million 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America stood at 10.38 million 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America peaked at 10.38 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million 1000 An, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 2.40 million 1000 An
1962 2.42 million 1000 An +1.0%
1963 2.50 million 1000 An +3.2%
1964 2.58 million 1000 An +3.2%
1965 2.74 million 1000 An +6.5%
1966 2.64 million 1000 An -3.9%
1967 3.12 million 1000 An +18.5%
1968 3.12 million 1000 An -0.0%
1969 3.31 million 1000 An +6.1%
1970 3.48 million 1000 An +5.0%
1971 3.45 million 1000 An -0.8%
1972 3.57 million 1000 An +3.6%
1973 3.50 million 1000 An -2.0%
1974 3.49 million 1000 An -0.3%
1975 3.32 million 1000 An -4.9%
1976 3.68 million 1000 An +11.0%
1977 3.79 million 1000 An +2.8%
1978 3.98 million 1000 An +5.2%
1979 4.35 million 1000 An +9.3%
1980 4.44 million 1000 An +1.9%
1981 4.59 million 1000 An +3.4%
1982 4.58 million 1000 An -0.3%
1983 4.61 million 1000 An +0.8%
1984 4.78 million 1000 An +3.6%
1985 5.07 million 1000 An +6.2%
1986 4.99 million 1000 An -1.7%
1987 5.56 million 1000 An +11.4%
1988 5.74 million 1000 An +3.4%
1989 6.07 million 1000 An +5.7%
1990 6.43 million 1000 An +5.9%
1991 6.72 million 1000 An +4.6%
1992 7.01 million 1000 An +4.3%
1993 7.29 million 1000 An +3.9%
1994 7.73 million 1000 An +6.0%
1995 8.02 million 1000 An +3.8%
1996 8.20 million 1000 An +2.3%
1997 8.42 million 1000 An +2.7%
1998 8.55 million 1000 An +1.5%
1999 8.86 million 1000 An +3.7%
2000 9.02 million 1000 An +1.8%
2001 9.24 million 1000 An +2.4%
2002 9.34 million 1000 An +1.1%
2003 9.30 million 1000 An -0.4%
2004 9.51 million 1000 An +2.2%
2005 9.63 million 1000 An +1.2%
2006 9.59 million 1000 An -0.4%
2007 9.68 million 1000 An +0.9%
2008 9.72 million 1000 An +0.4%
2009 9.30 million 1000 An -4.3%
2010 9.43 million 1000 An +1.5%
2011 9.32 million 1000 An -1.2%
2012 9.22 million 1000 An -1.1%
2013 9.30 million 1000 An +0.8%
2014 9.33 million 1000 An +0.4%
2015 9.51 million 1000 An +1.9%
2016 9.62 million 1000 An +1.2%
2017 9.79 million 1000 An +1.8%
2018 9.92 million 1000 An +1.3%
2019 10.11 million 1000 An +2.0%
2020 10.10 million 1000 An -0.1%
2021 10.10 million 1000 An -0.1%
2022 10.34 million 1000 An +2.4%
2023 10.30 million 1000 An -0.3%
2024 10.38 million 1000 An +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.76 million 1000 An 2.40 million 1000 An 3.31 million 1000 An 9
1970s 3.66 million 1000 An 3.32 million 1000 An 4.35 million 1000 An 10
1980s 5.04 million 1000 An 4.44 million 1000 An 6.07 million 1000 An 10
1990s 7.72 million 1000 An 6.43 million 1000 An 8.86 million 1000 An 10
2000s 9.43 million 1000 An 9.02 million 1000 An 9.72 million 1000 An 10
2010s 9.55 million 1000 An 9.22 million 1000 An 10.11 million 1000 An 10
2020s 10.24 million 1000 An 10.10 million 1000 An 10.38 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 China, mainland 11.87 million 1000 An compare
  2. 3 Brazil 6.49 million 1000 An compare
  3. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.88 million 1000 An compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 4.89 million 1000 An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  6. 5 India 3.35 million 1000 An compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 687,029 1000 An compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 2.64 million 1000 An compare
  9. 7 USSR 2.38 million 1000 An compare
  10. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294,013 1000 An compare
  11. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 198,237 1000 An compare
  12. 8 Mexico 2.13 million 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America was 10.38 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 10.38 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million 1000 An in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
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