Poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand
New Zealand: Poultry yields meat per animal was 1.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.87
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 2016
All-time low
1.05
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand is 1.87, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand peaked at 1.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1983.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.38 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.37 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.33 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.33 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.33 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.29 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.3 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.27 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.27 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.26 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.3 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.46 | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.25 | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 1.23 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.36 | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 1.29 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 1.27 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 1.26 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.23 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.32 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.31 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.35 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.39 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.47 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.51 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.67 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.71 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.77 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.76 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.82 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.81 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.83 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.79 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.92 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.88 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.81 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.87 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1.31 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 | 1.61 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in New Zealand was 1.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2016.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1983.
- How does New Zealand rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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