Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
252
Highest
3,582 g/An
Rwanda
Lowest
550 g/An
Benin
Median
1,288 g/An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,145
What the numbers show
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 3,582 g/An in Rwanda; the lowest is 550 g/An in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,288 g/An, and the mean is 1,364 g/An.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 141.7%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 37.0%).
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 3,582 g/An | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Fiji | 3,271 g/An | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 2 | Fiji | 3,271 g/An | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 3,117 g/An | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 3,061 g/An | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,925 g/An | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 2,914 g/An | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Malaysia | 2,431 g/An | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 2,388 g/An | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 2,360 g/An | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 2,316 g/An | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 2,286 g/An | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 2,267 g/An | 2024 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 2,267 g/An | 2024 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 2,261 g/An | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 2,249 g/An | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 17 | Lebanon | 2,134 g/An | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 2,114 g/An | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 2,100 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 2,068 g/An | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 2,068 g/An | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 2,037 g/An | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 2,013 g/An | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 2,011 g/An | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 2,001 g/An | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 1,994 g/An | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,975 g/An | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 1,968 g/An | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 1,968 g/An | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 1,967 g/An | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 1,919 g/An | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 1,890 g/An | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 1,890 g/An | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 1,881 g/An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 1,875 g/An | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 1,860 g/An | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,843 g/An | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 1,842 g/An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Turkey | 1,837 g/An | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 1,837 g/An | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Viet Nam | 1,833 g/An | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 1,832 g/An | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 1,828 g/An | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Guyana | 1,815 g/An | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 45 | Mozambique | 1,790 g/An | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 45 | Mozambique | 1,790 g/An | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 1,782 g/An | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 1,780 g/An | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 1,772 g/An | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 1,772 g/An | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 1,770 g/An | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 1,770 g/An | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 53 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,764 g/An | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 1,760 g/An | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 55 | Canada | 1,758 g/An | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 55 | Finland | 1,758 g/An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 1,754 g/An | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 1,753 g/An | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 1,752 g/An | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 60 | Iceland | 1,717 g/An | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 1,716 g/An | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 62 | Colombia | 1,708 g/An | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 63 | Seychelles | 1,707 g/An | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 1,692 g/An | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 1,689 g/An | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,670 g/An | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,670 g/An | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,670 g/An | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,669 g/An | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 1,668 g/An | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 1,665 g/An | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1,647 g/An | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 72 | Jamaica | 1,647 g/An | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 74 | Malta | 1,643 g/An | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 1,633 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Sweden | 1,625 g/An | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | France | 1,598 g/An | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 1,598 g/An | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 1,592 g/An | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 1,592 g/An | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 1,580 g/An | 2024 | up 51.3% | flat |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,572 g/An | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 83 | Caribbean | 1,564 g/An | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea | 1,562 g/An | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 84 | Syria | 1,562 g/An | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,562 g/An | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 87 | Senegal | 1,554 g/An | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 1,550 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Suriname | 1,549 g/An | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,540 g/An | 2005 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 91 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,526 g/An | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Norway | 1,524 g/An | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 1,523 g/An | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 1,506 g/An | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 1,506 g/An | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,497 g/An | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,497 g/An | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 98 | India | 1,496 g/An | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 99 | Brunei | 1,483 g/An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,483 g/An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 101 | Kenya | 1,481 g/An | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 1,474 g/An | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 1,472 g/An | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 1,472 g/An | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 105 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,457 g/An | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 106 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,448 g/An | 1999 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine | 1,442 g/An | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 108 | Thailand | 1,431 g/An | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1,431 g/An | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 110 | Barbados | 1,410 g/An | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 1,394 g/An | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,377 g/An | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 113 | Czechia | 1,372 g/An | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 114 | South Sudan | 1,370 g/An | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 114 | South Sudan | 1,370 g/An | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 1,359 g/An | 2017 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 1,345 g/An | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 118 | Myanmar | 1,344 g/An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 119 | Iraq | 1,332 g/An | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 1,319 g/An | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 121 | China | 1,309 g/An | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 121 | China | 1,309 g/An | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 123 | Cuba | 1,300 g/An | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 123 | USSR | 1,300 g/An | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | China, mainland | 1,294 g/An | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 126 | Austria | 1,290 g/An | 2021 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 127 | Uganda | 1,287 g/An | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 1,285 g/An | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 1,285 g/An | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 130 | Guadeloupe | 1,274 g/An | 2006 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 131 | Switzerland | 1,262 g/An | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 132 | Cameroon | 1,252 g/An | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 1,251 g/An | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 134 | Singapore | 1,230 g/An | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 135 | Kuwait | 1,228 g/An | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 1,228 g/An | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 137 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,207 g/An | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 138 | Jordan | 1,202 g/An | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,200 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 1,200 g/An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 1,200 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Cabo Verde | 1,200 g/An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 1,200 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Martinique | 1,195 g/An | 2006 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 145 | Philippines | 1,192 g/An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 1,185 g/An | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 1,177 g/An | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 148 | Libya | 1,174 g/An | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 149 | Pakistan | 1,173 g/An | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | 1,169 g/An | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 151 | Bahamas | 1,162 g/An | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 151 | Bahamas | 1,162 g/An | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 1,146 g/An | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 1,100 g/An | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 154 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,100 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Armenia | 1,084 g/An | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 156 | Armenia | 1,084 g/An | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 158 | Yemen | 1,082 g/An | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 158 | Yemen | 1,082 g/An | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 160 | Belarus | 1,072 g/An | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 160 | Belarus | 1,072 g/An | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 162 | Czechoslovakia | 1,050 g/An | 1992 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 163 | Mauritius | 1,027 g/An | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 164 | Burundi | 1,025 g/An | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 164 | Niue | 1,025 g/An | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 166 | Zambia | 1,021 g/An | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 167 | French Guiana | 1,020 g/An | 2006 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Eswatini | 1,010 g/An | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 168 | Eswatini | 1,010 g/An | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 170 | Réunion | 1,001 g/An | 2006 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 171 | Congo | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Dominica | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Cambodia | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Nigeria | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Paraguay | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Sudan (former) | 1,000 g/An | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Congo | 1,000 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Albania | 994 g/An | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 182 | Kiribati | 991 g/An | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 183 | Micronesia | 962 g/An | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 184 | Angola | 948 g/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 185 | Grenada | 945 g/An | 2024 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 945 g/An | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 187 | Bhutan | 937 g/An | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 916 g/An | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 189 | Haiti | 900 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Morocco | 900 g/An | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 191 | Namibia | 894 g/An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 885 g/An | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 193 | Bahrain | 877 g/An | 2024 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 193 | Gambia | 877 g/An | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 193 | Bahrain | 877 g/An | 2024 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 193 | Gambia | 877 g/An | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 865 g/An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 198 | China, Macao SAR | 864 g/An | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 199 | Republic of Korea | 863 g/An | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 200 | Indonesia | 854 g/An | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 201 | Afghanistan | 847 g/An | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 201 | Afghanistan | 847 g/An | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 839 g/An | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 204 | Guinea-Bissau | 837 g/An | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 205 | Polynesia | 834 g/An | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 206 | Madagascar | 828 g/An | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 206 | Madagascar | 828 g/An | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 208 | Liberia | 822 g/An | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 209 | Yugoslav SFR | 820 g/An | 1991 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 210 | Timor-Leste | 816 g/An | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 211 | Gabon | 813 g/An | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 211 | Equatorial Guinea | 813 g/An | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 211 | Equatorial Guinea | 813 g/An | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 214 | Samoa | 806 g/An | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 215 | Laos | 803 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 803 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Comoros | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Ethiopia | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Lesotho | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Mauritania | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Niger | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Nauru | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Solomon Islands | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Somalia | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Ethiopia PDR | 800 g/An | 1992 | unchanged | rising |
| 217 | Ethiopia | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Lesotho | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Mauritania | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Nauru | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Comoros | 800 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 231 | Chad | 799 g/An | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 232 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 798 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 233 | Oman | 795 g/An | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 234 | North Macedonia | 792 g/An | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 234 | North Macedonia | 792 g/An | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 236 | Sierra Leone | 785 g/An | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 237 | Ghana | 769 g/An | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 238 | Nepal | 766 g/An | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 239 | Tonga | 733 g/An | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 240 | Sao Tome and Principe | 703 g/An | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 240 | Sao Tome and Principe | 703 g/An | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 242 | Bangladesh | 700 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 243 | Botswana | 685 g/An | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 244 | Togo | 684 g/An | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 245 | Eritrea | 655 g/An | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 245 | Eritrea | 655 g/An | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 247 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 633 g/An | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 247 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 633 g/An | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 249 | Montenegro | 599 g/An | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 250 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 589 g/An | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 251 | Mali | 562 g/An | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 252 | Benin | 550 g/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 2,160 g/An
- United States of America 2,107 g/An
- Northern America 2,080 g/An
- Americas 2,075 g/An
- Oceania 1,981 g/An
- Central Asia 1,894 g/An
- Eastern Europe 1,863 g/An
- Central America 1,833 g/An
- Southern Europe 1,832 g/An
- Southern Africa 1,815 g/An
- Europe 1,775 g/An
- European Union (27) 1,760 g/An
- Western Europe 1,648 g/An
- World 1,634 g/An
- Northern Europe 1,589 g/An
- Western Asia 1,559 g/An
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1,542 g/An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,430 g/An
- Eastern Africa 1,375 g/An
- Eastern Asia 1,370 g/An
- Africa 1,349 g/An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,348 g/An
- Asia 1,328 g/An
- Northern Africa 1,311 g/An
- Southern Asia 1,295 g/An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,266 g/An
- South-eastern Asia 1,191 g/An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,098 g/An
- Middle Africa 1,045 g/An
- Western Africa 1,025 g/An
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.