Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 8.00 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.00 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
8.00 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
150,038 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia stood at 8.00 million 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia peaked at 8.00 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 150,038 1000 An, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 10th of 29 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 150,038 1000 An
1962 155,341 1000 An +3.5%
1963 166,945 1000 An +7.5%
1964 175,563 1000 An +5.2%
1965 184,877 1000 An +5.3%
1966 196,191 1000 An +6.1%
1967 217,873 1000 An +11.1%
1968 233,502 1000 An +7.2%
1969 250,555 1000 An +7.3%
1970 267,097 1000 An +6.6%
1971 273,422 1000 An +2.4%
1972 278,424 1000 An +1.8%
1973 278,935 1000 An +0.2%
1974 288,761 1000 An +3.5%
1975 292,918 1000 An +1.4%
1976 313,129 1000 An +6.9%
1977 330,342 1000 An +5.5%
1978 386,073 1000 An +16.9%
1979 418,460 1000 An +8.4%
1980 430,299 1000 An +2.8%
1981 447,848 1000 An +4.1%
1982 469,758 1000 An +4.9%
1983 508,015 1000 An +8.1%
1984 537,604 1000 An +5.8%
1985 566,674 1000 An +5.4%
1986 635,590 1000 An +12.2%
1987 788,951 1000 An +24.1%
1988 822,843 1000 An +4.3%
1989 905,317 1000 An +10.0%
1990 964,373 1000 An +6.5%
1991 1.14 million 1000 An +17.8%
1992 1.25 million 1000 An +9.7%
1993 1.39 million 1000 An +11.6%
1994 1.53 million 1000 An +9.9%
1995 1.64 million 1000 An +7.6%
1996 1.69 million 1000 An +2.7%
1997 1.75 million 1000 An +3.4%
1998 1.72 million 1000 An -1.4%
1999 1.86 million 1000 An +7.7%
2000 2.04 million 1000 An +9.7%
2001 2.18 million 1000 An +7.1%
2002 2.35 million 1000 An +7.6%
2003 2.60 million 1000 An +10.6%
2004 2.75 million 1000 An +5.8%
2005 2.93 million 1000 An +6.5%
2006 3.22 million 1000 An +9.9%
2007 3.51 million 1000 An +9.3%
2008 3.77 million 1000 An +7.3%
2009 4.32 million 1000 An +14.6%
2010 4.35 million 1000 An +0.8%
2011 4.52 million 1000 An +3.7%
2012 4.92 million 1000 An +9.0%
2013 4.82 million 1000 An -2.0%
2014 5.30 million 1000 An +9.9%
2015 5.45 million 1000 An +2.9%
2016 5.64 million 1000 An +3.4%
2017 5.87 million 1000 An +4.0%
2018 6.08 million 1000 An +3.6%
2019 6.34 million 1000 An +4.2%
2020 6.90 million 1000 An +8.9%
2021 7.19 million 1000 An +4.2%
2022 7.42 million 1000 An +3.2%
2023 7.76 million 1000 An +4.6%
2024 8.00 million 1000 An +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 192,321 1000 An 150,038 1000 An 250,555 1000 An 9
1970s 312,756 1000 An 267,097 1000 An 418,460 1000 An 10
1980s 611,290 1000 An 430,299 1000 An 905,317 1000 An 10
1990s 1.49 million 1000 An 964,373 1000 An 1.86 million 1000 An 10
2000s 2.97 million 1000 An 2.04 million 1000 An 4.32 million 1000 An 10
2010s 5.33 million 1000 An 4.35 million 1000 An 6.34 million 1000 An 10
2020s 7.46 million 1000 An 6.90 million 1000 An 8.00 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 7 USSR 2.38 million 1000 An compare
  2. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294,013 1000 An compare
  3. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 198,237 1000 An compare
  4. 8 Mexico 2.13 million 1000 An compare
  5. 9 Pakistan 2.01 million 1000 An compare
  6. 10 Egypt 1.76 million 1000 An compare
  7. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 107,669 1000 An compare
  8. 11 Philippines 1.34 million 1000 An compare
  9. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 101,213 1000 An compare
  10. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54,084 1000 An compare
  11. 12 Thailand 1.34 million 1000 An compare
  12. 13 Poland 1.30 million 1000 An compare
  13. 13 Republic of Moldova 43,072 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia was 8.00 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 8.00 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 150,038 1000 An in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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