Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production was 21.59 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21.59 million t
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
21.59 million t
in 2024
All-time low
2.80 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern America, 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Northern America stood at 21.59 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Northern America peaked at 21.59 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.80 million t
1962 2.81 million t +0.6%
1963 2.94 million t +4.6%
1964 3.03 million t +3.1%
1965 3.24 million t +6.6%
1966 3.52 million t +8.9%
1967 3.62 million t +2.7%
1968 3.64 million t +0.5%
1969 3.90 million t +7.1%
1970 4.18 million t +7.2%
1971 4.18 million t +0.0%
1972 4.37 million t +4.4%
1973 4.29 million t -1.6%
1974 4.32 million t +0.6%
1975 4.22 million t -2.2%
1976 4.73 million t +11.9%
1977 4.85 million t +2.6%
1978 5.13 million t +5.9%
1979 5.66 million t +10.3%
1980 5.80 million t +2.4%
1981 6.15 million t +6.0%
1982 6.19 million t +0.8%
1983 6.31 million t +1.9%
1984 6.61 million t +4.7%
1985 6.91 million t +4.5%
1986 7.24 million t +4.8%
1987 7.86 million t +8.5%
1988 8.14 million t +3.5%
1989 8.68 million t +6.7%
1990 9.26 million t +6.7%
1991 9.78 million t +5.5%
1992 10.38 million t +6.2%
1993 10.93 million t +5.3%
1994 11.77 million t +7.6%
1995 12.29 million t +4.5%
1996 12.91 million t +5.0%
1997 13.38 million t +3.6%
1998 13.70 million t +2.4%
1999 14.61 million t +6.6%
2000 14.98 million t +2.5%
2001 15.37 million t +2.6%
2002 15.83 million t +3.0%
2003 16.04 million t +1.3%
2004 16.65 million t +3.8%
2005 17.28 million t +3.8%
2006 17.33 million t +0.3%
2007 17.66 million t +1.9%
2008 18.04 million t +2.1%
2009 17.37 million t -3.7%
2010 18.02 million t +3.7%
2011 18.17 million t +0.8%
2012 18.10 million t -0.4%
2013 18.48 million t +2.1%
2014 18.83 million t +1.9%
2015 19.54 million t +3.8%
2016 19.89 million t +1.8%
2017 20.38 million t +2.5%
2018 20.87 million t +2.4%
2019 21.53 million t +3.2%
2020 20.12 million t -6.5%
2021 20.56 million t +2.2%
2022 21.21 million t +3.2%
2023 21.32 million t +0.5%
2024 21.59 million t +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.28 million t 2.80 million t 3.90 million t 9
1970s 4.59 million t 4.18 million t 5.66 million t 10
1980s 6.99 million t 5.80 million t 8.68 million t 10
1990s 11.90 million t 9.26 million t 14.61 million t 10
2000s 16.65 million t 14.98 million t 18.04 million t 10
2010s 19.38 million t 18.02 million t 21.53 million t 10
2020s 20.96 million t 20.12 million t 21.59 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 1 China 16.07 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 15.35 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 13.71 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 2.51 million t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.27 million t compare
  6. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  7. 5 India 5.02 million t compare
  8. 5 Viet Nam 1.26 million t compare
  9. 6 Indonesia 4.18 million t compare
  10. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 579,764 t compare
  11. 7 Mexico 4.01 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Northern America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production in Northern America was 21.59 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 21.59 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production?
Northern America ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,979 data points, 1961–2024
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