Poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America
United States of America: Poultry yields meat per animal was 2.3 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
2.3
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.39
in 2019
All-time low
1.35
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America stood at 2.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America peaked at 2.39 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 1968.
That places United States of America 11th out of 197 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 | 1.4 | 1.35 | 1.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.7 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.9 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 | 2.24 | 2.3 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.943 (2021)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.943 (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in United States of America was 2.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 1968.
- How does United States of America rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- United States of America ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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