Poultry yields meat per animal in Japan
Japan: Poultry yields meat per animal was 2.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.91
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.91
in 2024
All-time low
1.28
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry yields meat per animal in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry yields meat per animal in Japan stood at 2.91. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in Japan peaked at 2.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 1961.
That places Japan 6th out of 198 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.38 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 | 1.55 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.91 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.87 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 1.93 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 2.85 | 2.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 6.25 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry yields meat per animal in Japan?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in Japan was 2.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry yields meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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