Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in World
World: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 1,634 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
World recorded 1,634 g/An for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in World peaked at 1,641 g/An in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,149 g/An, in 1961.
World ranks 14th of 30 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,149 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 1,150 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,160 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,158 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,159 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,208 g/An | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,154 g/An | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1,164 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1,176 g/An | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,191 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1,198 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,204 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,205 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,208 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,225 g/An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,228 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,229 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,235 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,242 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,245 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,256 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,258 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,257 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,259 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,264 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1,281 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,282 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,291 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,298 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,303 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,353 g/An | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1,360 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,378 g/An | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,397 g/An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,395 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,406 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,439 g/An | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,471 g/An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,460 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,450 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,455 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,473 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,488 g/An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,511 g/An | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,492 g/An | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,509 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,509 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,512 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,500 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,542 g/An | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,562 g/An | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,588 g/An | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,617 g/An | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,630 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,638 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,641 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,626 g/An | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,637 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,627 g/An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,626 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,622 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,621 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,620 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,634 g/An | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,164 g/An | 1,149 g/An | 1,208 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,216 g/An | 1,191 g/An | 1,242 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,269 g/An | 1,245 g/An | 1,298 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,396 g/An | 1,303 g/An | 1,471 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,490 g/An | 1,450 g/An | 1,512 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,611 g/An | 1,542 g/An | 1,641 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,625 g/An | 1,620 g/An | 1,634 g/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in World?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in World was 1,634 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,641 g/An in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,149 g/An in 1961.
- How does World rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- World ranks 14th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.