Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 80 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 172 countries
All-time high
80 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
48 kg/An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand stood at 80 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 80 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48 kg/An, in 1962.

That places Australia and New Zealand 61st out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 49 kg/An
1962 48 kg/An -2.0%
1963 48 kg/An +0.0%
1964 48 kg/An +0.0%
1965 49 kg/An +2.1%
1966 48 kg/An -2.0%
1967 49 kg/An +2.1%
1968 49 kg/An +0.0%
1969 49 kg/An +0.0%
1970 48 kg/An -2.0%
1971 49 kg/An +2.1%
1972 49 kg/An +0.0%
1973 49 kg/An +0.0%
1974 50 kg/An +2.0%
1975 50 kg/An +0.0%
1976 51 kg/An +2.0%
1977 52 kg/An +2.0%
1978 53 kg/An +1.9%
1979 54 kg/An +1.9%
1980 55 kg/An +1.9%
1981 54 kg/An -1.8%
1982 56 kg/An +3.7%
1983 57 kg/An +1.8%
1984 57 kg/An +0.0%
1985 58 kg/An +1.8%
1986 59 kg/An +1.7%
1987 59 kg/An +0.0%
1988 60 kg/An +1.7%
1989 61 kg/An +1.7%
1990 63 kg/An +3.3%
1991 63 kg/An +0.0%
1992 64 kg/An +1.6%
1993 64 kg/An +0.0%
1994 65 kg/An +1.6%
1995 67 kg/An +3.1%
1996 68 kg/An +1.5%
1997 69 kg/An +1.5%
1998 70 kg/An +1.4%
1999 71 kg/An +1.4%
2000 72 kg/An +1.4%
2001 72 kg/An +0.0%
2002 72 kg/An +0.0%
2003 72 kg/An +0.0%
2004 72 kg/An +0.0%
2005 72 kg/An +0.0%
2006 71 kg/An -1.4%
2007 72 kg/An +1.4%
2008 69 kg/An -4.2%
2009 71 kg/An +2.9%
2010 73 kg/An +2.8%
2011 73 kg/An +0.0%
2012 74 kg/An +1.4%
2013 75 kg/An +1.4%
2014 75 kg/An +0.0%
2015 75 kg/An +0.0%
2016 75 kg/An +0.0%
2017 76 kg/An +1.3%
2018 79 kg/An +3.9%
2019 77 kg/An -2.5%
2020 78 kg/An +1.3%
2021 79 kg/An +1.3%
2022 79 kg/An +0.0%
2023 80 kg/An +1.3%
2024 80 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.56 kg/An 48 kg/An 49 kg/An 9
1970s 50.5 kg/An 48 kg/An 54 kg/An 10
1980s 57.6 kg/An 54 kg/An 61 kg/An 10
1990s 66.4 kg/An 63 kg/An 71 kg/An 10
2000s 71.5 kg/An 69 kg/An 72 kg/An 10
2010s 75.2 kg/An 73 kg/An 79 kg/An 10
2020s 79.2 kg/An 78 kg/An 80 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 61 Barbados 80 kg/An compare
  2. 61 USSR 80 kg/An compare
  3. 64 Japan 79 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand?
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand was 80 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 80 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 48 kg/An in 1962.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 61st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 12,767 data points, 1961–2024
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