Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa

Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 1,349 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,349 g/An
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
1,349 g/An
in 2024
All-time low
882 g/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Africa stood at 1,349 g/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Africa peaked at 1,349 g/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 882 g/An, in 1961.

Africa ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/An Change
1961 882 g/An
1962 887 g/An +0.6%
1963 891 g/An +0.5%
1964 896 g/An +0.6%
1965 901 g/An +0.6%
1966 910 g/An +1.0%
1967 918 g/An +0.9%
1968 922 g/An +0.4%
1969 938 g/An +1.7%
1970 938 g/An +0.0%
1971 938 g/An +0.0%
1972 950 g/An +1.3%
1973 965 g/An +1.6%
1974 940 g/An -2.6%
1975 978 g/An +4.0%
1976 989 g/An +1.1%
1977 991 g/An +0.2%
1978 1,003 g/An +1.2%
1979 990 g/An -1.3%
1980 1,003 g/An +1.3%
1981 1,004 g/An +0.1%
1982 1,005 g/An +0.1%
1983 1,006 g/An +0.1%
1984 997 g/An -0.9%
1985 1,018 g/An +2.1%
1986 1,020 g/An +0.2%
1987 1,014 g/An -0.6%
1988 1,013 g/An -0.1%
1989 1,012 g/An -0.1%
1990 1,044 g/An +3.2%
1991 1,036 g/An -0.8%
1992 1,041 g/An +0.5%
1993 1,057 g/An +1.5%
1994 1,063 g/An +0.6%
1995 1,077 g/An +1.3%
1996 1,102 g/An +2.3%
1997 1,138 g/An +3.3%
1998 1,134 g/An -0.4%
1999 1,111 g/An -2.0%
2000 1,148 g/An +3.3%
2001 1,168 g/An +1.7%
2002 1,202 g/An +2.9%
2003 1,177 g/An -2.1%
2004 1,167 g/An -0.8%
2005 1,182 g/An +1.3%
2006 1,146 g/An -3.0%
2007 1,171 g/An +2.2%
2008 1,178 g/An +0.6%
2009 1,150 g/An -2.4%
2010 1,157 g/An +0.6%
2011 1,167 g/An +0.9%
2012 1,173 g/An +0.5%
2013 1,259 g/An +7.3%
2014 1,273 g/An +1.1%
2015 1,285 g/An +0.9%
2016 1,220 g/An -5.1%
2017 1,282 g/An +5.1%
2018 1,306 g/An +1.9%
2019 1,255 g/An -3.9%
2020 1,333 g/An +6.2%
2021 1,337 g/An +0.3%
2022 1,226 g/An -8.3%
2023 1,255 g/An +2.4%
2024 1,349 g/An +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 905 g/An 882 g/An 938 g/An 9
1970s 968.2 g/An 938 g/An 1,003 g/An 10
1980s 1,009 g/An 997 g/An 1,020 g/An 10
1990s 1,080 g/An 1,036 g/An 1,138 g/An 10
2000s 1,169 g/An 1,146 g/An 1,202 g/An 10
2010s 1,238 g/An 1,157 g/An 1,306 g/An 10
2020s 1,300 g/An 1,226 g/An 1,349 g/An 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 19 Hungary 2,011 g/An compare
  2. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 798 g/An compare
  3. 20 Cyprus 2,001 g/An compare
  4. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 589 g/An compare
  5. 21 Australia 1,994 g/An compare
  6. 22 Australia and New Zealand 1,975 g/An compare
  7. 23 Uzbekistan 1,968 g/An compare
  8. 24 Spain 1,967 g/An compare
  9. 25 Italy 1,919 g/An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Africa?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Africa was 1,349 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,349 g/An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 882 g/An in 1961.
How does Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
g/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,964 data points, 1961–2024
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