Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 1,098 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,098 g/An
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
28th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1,152 g/An
in 2017
All-time low
816 g/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

02505007501.0k1.2k196119922024

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1,098 g/An for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,152 g/An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 816 g/An, in 1961.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (Meat) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year g/An Change
1961 816 g/An —
1962 817 g/An +0.1%
1963 819 g/An +0.2%
1964 819 g/An +0.0%
1965 819 g/An +0.0%
1966 820 g/An +0.1%
1967 825 g/An +0.6%
1968 823 g/An -0.2%
1969 826 g/An +0.4%
1970 826 g/An +0.0%
1971 827 g/An +0.1%
1972 831 g/An +0.5%
1973 830 g/An -0.1%
1974 830 g/An +0.0%
1975 833 g/An +0.4%
1976 837 g/An +0.5%
1977 851 g/An +1.7%
1978 852 g/An +0.1%
1979 853 g/An +0.1%
1980 856 g/An +0.4%
1981 857 g/An +0.1%
1982 858 g/An +0.1%
1983 861 g/An +0.3%
1984 859 g/An -0.2%
1985 867 g/An +0.9%
1986 867 g/An +0.0%
1987 866 g/An -0.1%
1988 871 g/An +0.6%
1989 863 g/An -0.9%
1990 861 g/An -0.2%
1991 898 g/An +4.3%
1992 901 g/An +0.3%
1993 904 g/An +0.3%
1994 897 g/An -0.8%
1995 898 g/An +0.1%
1996 903 g/An +0.6%
1997 918 g/An +1.7%
1998 923 g/An +0.5%
1999 943 g/An +2.2%
2000 942 g/An -0.1%
2001 953 g/An +1.2%
2002 949 g/An -0.4%
2003 968 g/An +2.0%
2004 987 g/An +2.0%
2005 1,026 g/An +4.0%
2006 1,041 g/An +1.5%
2007 975 g/An -6.3%
2008 963 g/An -1.2%
2009 1,026 g/An +6.5%
2010 1,018 g/An -0.8%
2011 1,017 g/An -0.1%
2012 1,071 g/An +5.3%
2013 1,118 g/An +4.4%
2014 1,130 g/An +1.1%
2015 1,137 g/An +0.6%
2016 1,124 g/An -1.1%
2017 1,152 g/An +2.5%
2018 1,091 g/An -5.3%
2019 1,073 g/An -1.6%
2020 1,063 g/An -0.9%
2021 1,075 g/An +1.1%
2022 1,076 g/An +0.1%
2023 1,090 g/An +1.3%
2024 1,098 g/An +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 820.44 g/An 816 g/An 826 g/An 9
1970s 837 g/An 826 g/An 853 g/An 10
1980s 862.5 g/An 856 g/An 871 g/An 10
1990s 904.6 g/An 861 g/An 943 g/An 10
2000s 983 g/An 942 g/An 1,041 g/An 10
2010s 1,093 g/An 1,017 g/An 1,152 g/An 10
2020s 1,080 g/An 1,063 g/An 1,098 g/An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 25 Cyprus 2,001 g/An compare
  2. 26 Australia 1,994 g/An compare
  3. 27 Australia and New Zealand 1,975 g/An compare
  4. 28 Uzbekistan 1,968 g/An compare
  5. 28 Uzbekistan 1,968 g/An compare
  6. 30 Spain 1,967 g/An compare
  7. 31 Italy 1,919 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,098 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,152 g/An in 2017.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 816 g/An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.