Poultry meat per animal in Peru
Peru: Poultry meat per animal was 2.29 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry meat per animal in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2.29 kilograms per animal for poultry meat per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry meat per animal in Peru peaked at 2.29 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.28 kilograms per animal, in 1967.
Peru ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 1.28 kilograms per animal | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 kilograms per animal | 1.31 kilograms per animal | 1.62 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 kilograms per animal | 1.53 kilograms per animal | 1.96 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 kilograms per animal | 1.87 kilograms per animal | 2.29 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 2.02 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 kilograms per animal | 2.02 kilograms per animal | 2.24 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 kilograms per animal | 2.25 kilograms per animal | 2.29 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry meat per animal in Peru?
- Poultry meat per animal in Peru was 2.29 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry meat per animal recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 kilograms per animal in 1967.
- How does Peru rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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