Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre was 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in China stood at 1.65 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0519 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 58th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0519 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0536 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0549 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0561 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0588 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0603 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0647 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0678 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0691 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0734 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0799 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.083 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0871 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0978 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1071 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1148 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1185 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1247 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1303 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1364 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1447 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1478 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1549 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1772 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2053 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2498 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2577 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2837 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3378 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3824 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.487 t per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5491 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6451 t per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6539 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7716 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8472 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8701 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9655 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9428 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9771 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.37 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, 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 | +27.4% | 0.3824 t per square kilometre | 0.487 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 0.0519 t per square kilometre | 0.0678 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 t per square kilometre | 0.0691 t per square kilometre | 0.1185 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1729 t per square kilometre | 0.1247 t per square kilometre | 0.2577 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5828 t per square kilometre | 0.2837 t per square kilometre | 0.8701 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 0.9428 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 1.3 t per square kilometre | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 1.6 t per square kilometre | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 55 Bangladesh 1.75 t per square kilometre compare
- 56 India 1.69 t per square kilometre compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 1.66 t per square kilometre compare
- 59 Colombia 1.64 t per square kilometre compare
- 60 Austria 1.55 t per square kilometre compare
- 61 South Africa 1.53 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in China was 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 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.