Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Hungary
Hungary: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 2,011 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Hungary, 1961–2024
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 Hungary stood at 2,011 g/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Hungary peaked at 2,011 g/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 990 g/An, in 1961.
Hungary ranks 24th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 990 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 1,036 g/An | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1,014 g/An | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1,022 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,029 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1,037 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,038 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,022 g/An | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1,032 g/An | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,035 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,040 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,046 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,026 g/An | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,022 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,014 g/An | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,014 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,012 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,011 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,020 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,094 g/An | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 1,158 g/An | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1,081 g/An | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1,179 g/An | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 1,173 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,206 g/An | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1,261 g/An | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1,233 g/An | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1,237 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,175 g/An | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 1,665 g/An | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 1,574 g/An | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,542 g/An | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,419 g/An | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 1,598 g/An | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 1,464 g/An | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1,668 g/An | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 1,702 g/An | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1,701 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,709 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,700 g/An | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,700 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,553 g/An | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1,536 g/An | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,565 g/An | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,700 g/An | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1,695 g/An | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,703 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,744 g/An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,743 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,743 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,806 g/An | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,823 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,830 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,882 g/An | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,918 g/An | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,910 g/An | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,960 g/An | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,916 g/An | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,926 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,942 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,947 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,961 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,989 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,011 g/An | +1.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2,011 g/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,634 g/An, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2,011 g/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,670 g/An, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +41.7% | 1,175 g/An | 1,665 g/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,024 g/An | 990 g/An | 1,038 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,024 g/An | 1,011 g/An | 1,046 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,180 g/An | 1,081 g/An | 1,261 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,604 g/An | 1,419 g/An | 1,709 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,664 g/An | 1,536 g/An | 1,744 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,871 g/An | 1,743 g/An | 1,960 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,970 g/An | 1,942 g/An | 2,011 g/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Hungary?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Hungary was 2,011 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,011 g/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 990 g/An in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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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.