Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Central America

Central America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 1,833 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,833 g/An
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1,833 g/An
in 2024
All-time low
1,238 g/An
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 Central America is 1,833 g/An, measured in 2024. 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 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America peaked at 1,833 g/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,238 g/An, in 1964.

Central America ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 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 (Meat) in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/An Change
1961 1,246 g/An —
1962 1,249 g/An +0.2%
1963 1,245 g/An -0.3%
1964 1,238 g/An -0.6%
1965 1,243 g/An +0.4%
1966 1,242 g/An -0.1%
1967 1,241 g/An -0.1%
1968 1,243 g/An +0.2%
1969 1,240 g/An -0.2%
1970 1,240 g/An +0.0%
1971 1,241 g/An +0.1%
1972 1,240 g/An -0.1%
1973 1,245 g/An +0.4%
1974 1,251 g/An +0.5%
1975 1,256 g/An +0.4%
1976 1,259 g/An +0.2%
1977 1,264 g/An +0.4%
1978 1,268 g/An +0.3%
1979 1,273 g/An +0.4%
1980 1,296 g/An +1.8%
1981 1,318 g/An +1.7%
1982 1,327 g/An +0.7%
1983 1,329 g/An +0.2%
1984 1,463 g/An +10.1%
1985 1,468 g/An +0.3%
1986 1,367 g/An -6.9%
1987 1,671 g/An +22.2%
1988 1,571 g/An -6.0%
1989 1,562 g/An -0.6%
1990 1,478 g/An -5.4%
1991 1,567 g/An +6.0%
1992 1,514 g/An -3.4%
1993 1,517 g/An +0.2%
1994 1,669 g/An +10.0%
1995 1,572 g/An -5.8%
1996 1,455 g/An -7.4%
1997 1,714 g/An +17.8%
1998 1,628 g/An -5.0%
1999 1,628 g/An +0.0%
2000 1,632 g/An +0.2%
2001 1,659 g/An +1.7%
2002 1,651 g/An -0.5%
2003 1,669 g/An +1.1%
2004 1,660 g/An -0.5%
2005 1,662 g/An +0.1%
2006 1,650 g/An -0.7%
2007 1,684 g/An +2.1%
2008 1,692 g/An +0.5%
2009 1,692 g/An +0.0%
2010 1,713 g/An +1.2%
2011 1,713 g/An +0.0%
2012 1,705 g/An -0.5%
2013 1,723 g/An +1.1%
2014 1,769 g/An +2.7%
2015 1,782 g/An +0.7%
2016 1,815 g/An +1.9%
2017 1,806 g/An -0.5%
2018 1,806 g/An +0.0%
2019 1,785 g/An -1.2%
2020 1,783 g/An -0.1%
2021 1,775 g/An -0.4%
2022 1,805 g/An +1.7%
2023 1,809 g/An +0.2%
2024 1,833 g/An +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,243 g/An 1,238 g/An 1,249 g/An 9
1970s 1,254 g/An 1,240 g/An 1,273 g/An 10
1980s 1,437 g/An 1,296 g/An 1,671 g/An 10
1990s 1,574 g/An 1,455 g/An 1,714 g/An 10
2000s 1,665 g/An 1,632 g/An 1,692 g/An 10
2010s 1,762 g/An 1,705 g/An 1,815 g/An 10
2020s 1,801 g/An 1,775 g/An 1,833 g/An 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 5 Malawi 3,061 g/An compare
  2. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,925 g/An compare
  3. 7 Japan 2,914 g/An compare
  4. 8 Malaysia 2,431 g/An compare
  5. 9 Chile 2,388 g/An compare
  6. 10 Melanesia 2,360 g/An compare
  7. 11 Nicaragua 2,316 g/An compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America was 1,833 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 1,833 g/An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,238 g/An in 1964.
How does Central America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Central America ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central 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 — 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
282 places, 16,145 data points, 1961–2024
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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.