Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in China
China: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in China is 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in China peaked at 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0648 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0648 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0672 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0692 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0712 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0745 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0766 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0798 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.082 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0854 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0873 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0921 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0985 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1021 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1074 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.111 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1194 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1267 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1344 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1396 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1457 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1513 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1579 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1649 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1685 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1748 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1991 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2595 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2645 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2894 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.335 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3688 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.467 1000 An per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 0.512 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6121 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6269 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7444 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7935 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8732 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9037 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8878 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9036 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9466 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9445 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9952 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.51 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.61 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.65 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7585 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5153 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.6% | 0.3688 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.467 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0745 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0648 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0854 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1119 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0873 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1396 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1906 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1457 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2645 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5622 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2894 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8732 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9949 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8878 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.21 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.54 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.61 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 37 Egypt 1.9 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Qatar 1.87 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Nepal 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Czechia 1.64 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 43 Costa Rica 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in China?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in China was 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0648 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.