Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Barbados
Barbados: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 1,410 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Barbados is 1,410 g/An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Barbados peaked at 1,624 g/An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,154 g/An, in 1988.
That places Barbados 110th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,198 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 1,200 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1,200 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,210 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,212 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,182 g/An | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,207 g/An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1,200 g/An | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,196 g/An | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,206 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,200 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,198 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,185 g/An | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,194 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1,207 g/An | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,207 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,237 g/An | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,217 g/An | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,226 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,193 g/An | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,255 g/An | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1,212 g/An | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1,203 g/An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,213 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,203 g/An | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,218 g/An | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,221 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,154 g/An | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 1,206 g/An | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1,218 g/An | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,213 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,217 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,214 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,216 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,214 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,215 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,213 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,213 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,253 g/An | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,198 g/An | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,202 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,215 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,296 g/An | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,235 g/An | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1,252 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,234 g/An | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,245 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,251 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,248 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,215 g/An | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,242 g/An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,624 g/An | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 1,605 g/An | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,602 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,606 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,624 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,624 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,624 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,624 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,329 g/An | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1,579 g/An | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 1,572 g/An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,536 g/An | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,410 g/An | -8.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,410 g/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,634 g/An, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,410 g/An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,640 g/An, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +30.8% | 1,242 g/An | 1,624 g/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,201 g/An | 1,182 g/An | 1,212 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,208 g/An | 1,185 g/An | 1,237 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,208 g/An | 1,154 g/An | 1,255 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,219 g/An | 1,213 g/An | 1,253 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,238 g/An | 1,198 g/An | 1,296 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,539 g/An | 1,215 g/An | 1,624 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,485 g/An | 1,329 g/An | 1,579 g/An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Barbados?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Barbados was 1,410 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,624 g/An in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 g/An in 1988.
- How does Barbados rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Barbados ranks 110th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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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.