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

World: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 78.53 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
78.53 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
78.53 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
6.58 million 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 78.53 million 1000 An for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World peaked at 78.53 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.58 million 1000 An, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 6.58 million 1000 An
1962 6.85 million 1000 An +4.2%
1963 7.22 million 1000 An +5.3%
1964 7.49 million 1000 An +3.8%
1965 8.12 million 1000 An +8.3%
1966 8.28 million 1000 An +1.9%
1967 9.16 million 1000 An +10.7%
1968 9.47 million 1000 An +3.4%
1969 10.16 million 1000 An +7.2%
1970 11.03 million 1000 An +8.6%
1971 11.39 million 1000 An +3.2%
1972 12.17 million 1000 An +6.8%
1973 12.70 million 1000 An +4.4%
1974 13.19 million 1000 An +3.8%
1975 13.38 million 1000 An +1.5%
1976 14.29 million 1000 An +6.8%
1977 15.19 million 1000 An +6.3%
1978 16.21 million 1000 An +6.7%
1979 17.45 million 1000 An +7.6%
1980 18.39 million 1000 An +5.4%
1981 19.35 million 1000 An +5.2%
1982 20.02 million 1000 An +3.5%
1983 20.48 million 1000 An +2.3%
1984 20.86 million 1000 An +1.9%
1985 21.77 million 1000 An +4.4%
1986 22.87 million 1000 An +5.0%
1987 24.55 million 1000 An +7.3%
1988 25.49 million 1000 An +3.9%
1989 25.86 million 1000 An +1.5%
1990 27.18 million 1000 An +5.1%
1991 28.22 million 1000 An +3.8%
1992 29.31 million 1000 An +3.9%
1993 30.77 million 1000 An +5.0%
1994 32.08 million 1000 An +4.3%
1995 34.09 million 1000 An +6.3%
1996 34.97 million 1000 An +2.6%
1997 36.35 million 1000 An +4.0%
1998 37.08 million 1000 An +2.0%
1999 38.95 million 1000 An +5.0%
2000 40.49 million 1000 An +3.9%
2001 41.96 million 1000 An +3.6%
2002 43.59 million 1000 An +3.9%
2003 44.27 million 1000 An +1.6%
2004 45.19 million 1000 An +2.1%
2005 47.37 million 1000 An +4.8%
2006 48.20 million 1000 An +1.8%
2007 51.08 million 1000 An +6.0%
2008 53.49 million 1000 An +4.7%
2009 55.37 million 1000 An +3.5%
2010 56.60 million 1000 An +2.2%
2011 58.22 million 1000 An +2.9%
2012 59.39 million 1000 An +2.0%
2013 60.35 million 1000 An +1.6%
2014 61.85 million 1000 An +2.5%
2015 64.00 million 1000 An +3.5%
2016 65.55 million 1000 An +2.4%
2017 68.77 million 1000 An +4.9%
2018 70.11 million 1000 An +1.9%
2019 72.33 million 1000 An +3.2%
2020 73.09 million 1000 An +1.1%
2021 73.75 million 1000 An +0.9%
2022 75.44 million 1000 An +2.3%
2023 76.95 million 1000 An +2.0%
2024 78.53 million 1000 An +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.15 million 1000 An 6.58 million 1000 An 10.16 million 1000 An 9
1970s 13.70 million 1000 An 11.03 million 1000 An 17.45 million 1000 An 10
1980s 21.96 million 1000 An 18.39 million 1000 An 25.86 million 1000 An 10
1990s 32.90 million 1000 An 27.18 million 1000 An 38.95 million 1000 An 10
2000s 47.10 million 1000 An 40.49 million 1000 An 55.37 million 1000 An 10
2010s 63.72 million 1000 An 56.60 million 1000 An 72.33 million 1000 An 10
2020s 75.55 million 1000 An 73.09 million 1000 An 78.53 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 12.28 million 1000 An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.87 million 1000 An compare
  3. 3 Brazil 6.49 million 1000 An compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 4.89 million 1000 An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World was 78.53 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 78.53 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.58 million 1000 An in 1961.
How does World rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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