Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America

South America: Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 91 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
91 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
63 kg/An
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, 1961–2024

020406080100196119922024

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

Analysis

South America recorded 91 kg/An for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South America peaked at 91 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63 kg/An, in 1964.

That places South America 11th out of 29 groups 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 South America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 64 kg/An
1962 64 kg/An +0.0%
1963 65 kg/An +1.6%
1964 63 kg/An -3.1%
1965 65 kg/An +3.2%
1966 65 kg/An +0.0%
1967 64 kg/An -1.5%
1968 65 kg/An +1.6%
1969 65 kg/An +0.0%
1970 66 kg/An +1.5%
1971 66 kg/An +0.0%
1972 65 kg/An -1.5%
1973 66 kg/An +1.5%
1974 65 kg/An -1.5%
1975 66 kg/An +1.5%
1976 66 kg/An +0.0%
1977 66 kg/An +0.0%
1978 65 kg/An -1.5%
1979 67 kg/An +3.1%
1980 66 kg/An -1.5%
1981 67 kg/An +1.5%
1982 67 kg/An +0.0%
1983 66 kg/An -1.5%
1984 65 kg/An -1.5%
1985 64 kg/An -1.5%
1986 65 kg/An +1.6%
1987 66 kg/An +1.5%
1988 72 kg/An +9.1%
1989 72 kg/An +0.0%
1990 72 kg/An +0.0%
1991 72 kg/An +0.0%
1992 72 kg/An +0.0%
1993 76 kg/An +5.6%
1994 74 kg/An -2.6%
1995 74 kg/An +0.0%
1996 74 kg/An +0.0%
1997 75 kg/An +1.4%
1998 76 kg/An +1.3%
1999 72 kg/An -5.3%
2000 71 kg/An -1.4%
2001 73 kg/An +2.8%
2002 72 kg/An -1.4%
2003 77 kg/An +6.9%
2004 76 kg/An -1.3%
2005 84 kg/An +10.5%
2006 87 kg/An +3.6%
2007 84 kg/An -3.4%
2008 86 kg/An +2.4%
2009 87 kg/An +1.2%
2010 87 kg/An +0.0%
2011 86 kg/An -1.1%
2012 84 kg/An -2.3%
2013 83 kg/An -1.2%
2014 82 kg/An -1.2%
2015 84 kg/An +2.4%
2016 85 kg/An +1.2%
2017 86 kg/An +1.2%
2018 87 kg/An +1.2%
2019 87 kg/An +0.0%
2020 89 kg/An +2.3%
2021 90 kg/An +1.1%
2022 90 kg/An +0.0%
2023 91 kg/An +1.1%
2024 91 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64.44 kg/An 63 kg/An 65 kg/An 9
1970s 65.8 kg/An 65 kg/An 67 kg/An 10
1980s 67 kg/An 64 kg/An 72 kg/An 10
1990s 73.7 kg/An 72 kg/An 76 kg/An 10
2000s 79.7 kg/An 71 kg/An 87 kg/An 10
2010s 85.1 kg/An 82 kg/An 87 kg/An 10
2020s 90.2 kg/An 89 kg/An 91 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Republic of Moldova 59 kg/An compare
  2. 10 China, Taiwan Province of 105 kg/An compare
  3. 10 Malaysia 105 kg/An compare
  4. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 kg/An compare
  5. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47 kg/An compare
  6. 12 Russian Federation 102 kg/An compare
  7. 13 Belgium 101 kg/An compare
  8. 13 Guatemala 101 kg/An compare
  9. 14 Melanesia 41 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 South America?
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South America was 91 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 91 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 63 kg/An in 1964.
How does South America rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America 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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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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