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

United States of America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 2,107 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,107 g/An
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 30 groups
All-time high
2,163 g/An
in 2019
All-time low
1,139 g/An
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in United States of 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 United States of America is 2,107 g/An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in United States of America peaked at 2,163 g/An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,139 g/An, in 1967.

That places United States of America 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/An Change
1961 1,152 g/An —
1962 1,146 g/An -0.5%
1963 1,161 g/An +1.3%
1964 1,160 g/An -0.1%
1965 1,163 g/An +0.3%
1966 1,328 g/An +14.2%
1967 1,139 g/An -14.2%
1968 1,147 g/An +0.7%
1969 1,158 g/An +1.0%
1970 1,185 g/An +2.3%
1971 1,196 g/An +0.9%
1972 1,207 g/An +0.9%
1973 1,212 g/An +0.4%
1974 1,223 g/An +0.9%
1975 1,264 g/An +3.4%
1976 1,276 g/An +0.9%
1977 1,274 g/An -0.2%
1978 1,282 g/An +0.6%
1979 1,294 g/An +0.9%
1980 1,302 g/An +0.6%
1981 1,336 g/An +2.6%
1982 1,350 g/An +1.0%
1983 1,365 g/An +1.1%
1984 1,380 g/An +1.1%
1985 1,355 g/An -1.8%
1986 1,458 g/An +7.6%
1987 1,412 g/An -3.2%
1988 1,415 g/An +0.2%
1989 1,429 g/An +1.0%
1990 1,439 g/An +0.7%
1991 1,454 g/An +1.0%
1992 1,482 g/An +1.9%
1993 1,501 g/An +1.3%
1994 1,526 g/An +1.7%
1995 1,537 g/An +0.7%
1996 1,580 g/An +2.8%
1997 1,594 g/An +0.9%
1998 1,608 g/An +0.9%
1999 1,658 g/An +3.1%
2000 1,669 g/An +0.7%
2001 1,674 g/An +0.3%
2002 1,706 g/An +1.9%
2003 1,737 g/An +1.8%
2004 1,763 g/An +1.5%
2005 1,808 g/An +2.6%
2006 1,821 g/An +0.7%
2007 1,840 g/An +1.0%
2008 1,873 g/An +1.8%
2009 1,886 g/An +0.7%
2010 1,931 g/An +2.4%
2011 1,971 g/An +2.1%
2012 1,986 g/An +0.8%
2013 2,011 g/An +1.3%
2014 2,045 g/An +1.7%
2015 2,086 g/An +2.0%
2016 2,100 g/An +0.7%
2017 2,115 g/An +0.7%
2018 2,136 g/An +1.0%
2019 2,163 g/An +1.3%
2020 2,013 g/An -6.9%
2021 2,062 g/An +2.4%
2022 2,078 g/An +0.8%
2023 2,095 g/An +0.8%
2024 2,107 g/An +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,173 g/An 1,139 g/An 1,328 g/An 9
1970s 1,241 g/An 1,185 g/An 1,294 g/An 10
1980s 1,380 g/An 1,302 g/An 1,458 g/An 10
1990s 1,538 g/An 1,439 g/An 1,658 g/An 10
2000s 1,778 g/An 1,669 g/An 1,886 g/An 10
2010s 2,054 g/An 1,931 g/An 2,163 g/An 10
2020s 2,071 g/An 2,013 g/An 2,107 g/An 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Rwanda 3,582 g/An compare
  2. 2 Fiji 3,271 g/An compare
  3. 2 Fiji 3,271 g/An compare
  4. 4 Argentina 3,117 g/An compare
  5. 5 Malawi 3,061 g/An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in United States of America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in United States of America was 2,107 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2,163 g/An in 2019.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,139 g/An in 1967.
How does United States of America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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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