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Poultry production, per capita in Australia

Australia: Poultry production, per capita was 0.0557 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0557 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0557 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0046 tonnes per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poultry production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024

00.020.040.06196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0557 tonnes per person for poultry production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0557 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 tonnes per person, in 1962.

Australia ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poultry production, per capita in Australia, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1961 0.0047 tonnes per person —
1962 0.0046 tonnes per person -1.7%
1963 0.0046 tonnes per person +0.2%
1964 0.0053 tonnes per person +14.0%
1965 0.0063 tonnes per person +19.5%
1966 0.0059 tonnes per person -6.4%
1967 0.0075 tonnes per person +26.8%
1968 0.0086 tonnes per person +14.0%
1969 0.0089 tonnes per person +4.1%
1970 0.0099 tonnes per person +11.2%
1971 0.0117 tonnes per person +18.3%
1972 0.0124 tonnes per person +5.8%
1973 0.012 tonnes per person -3.0%
1974 0.0141 tonnes per person +17.3%
1975 0.0136 tonnes per person -3.3%
1976 0.0146 tonnes per person +6.7%
1977 0.0154 tonnes per person +5.7%
1978 0.0171 tonnes per person +11.3%
1979 0.0187 tonnes per person +9.1%
1980 0.0213 tonnes per person +13.9%
1981 0.0203 tonnes per person -4.6%
1982 0.0188 tonnes per person -7.2%
1983 0.0203 tonnes per person +7.9%
1984 0.0191 tonnes per person -5.9%
1985 0.0219 tonnes per person +14.3%
1986 0.0224 tonnes per person +2.6%
1987 0.0233 tonnes per person +4.0%
1988 0.0234 tonnes per person +0.3%
1989 0.0235 tonnes per person +0.6%
1990 0.0242 tonnes per person +2.7%
1991 0.0241 tonnes per person -0.3%
1992 0.0254 tonnes per person +5.2%
1993 0.0263 tonnes per person +3.8%
1994 0.0275 tonnes per person +4.3%
1995 0.0272 tonnes per person -1.1%
1996 0.0278 tonnes per person +2.5%
1997 0.032 tonnes per person +14.8%
1998 0.0339 tonnes per person +6.2%
1999 0.0323 tonnes per person -4.9%
2000 0.0338 tonnes per person +4.7%
2001 0.0337 tonnes per person -0.4%
2002 0.0369 tonnes per person +9.5%
2003 0.0357 tonnes per person -3.1%
2004 0.0374 tonnes per person +4.6%
2005 0.0385 tonnes per person +3.1%
2006 0.0406 tonnes per person +5.4%
2007 0.0413 tonnes per person +1.8%
2008 0.0397 tonnes per person -3.9%
2009 0.0401 tonnes per person +0.9%
2010 0.0442 tonnes per person +10.2%
2011 0.047 tonnes per person +6.4%
2012 0.0477 tonnes per person +1.5%
2013 0.0477 tonnes per person -0.0%
2014 0.0486 tonnes per person +1.8%
2015 0.0484 tonnes per person -0.3%
2016 0.0508 tonnes per person +5.0%
2017 0.0515 tonnes per person +1.4%
2018 0.0501 tonnes per person -2.8%
2019 0.0498 tonnes per person -0.5%
2020 0.051 tonnes per person +2.3%
2021 0.0535 tonnes per person +4.9%
2022 0.0538 tonnes per person +0.6%
2023 0.0544 tonnes per person +1.0%
2024 0.0557 tonnes per person +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0063 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person 9
1970s 0.0139 tonnes per person 0.0099 tonnes per person 0.0187 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.0214 tonnes per person 0.0188 tonnes per person 0.0235 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.0281 tonnes per person 0.0241 tonnes per person 0.0339 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.0378 tonnes per person 0.0337 tonnes per person 0.0413 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0486 tonnes per person 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0515 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0537 tonnes per person 0.051 tonnes per person 0.0557 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Belarus 0.0605 tonnes per person compare
  2. 8 Belize 0.0575 tonnes per person compare
  3. 9 Hungary 0.0568 tonnes per person compare
  4. 11 Peru 0.0554 tonnes per person compare
  5. 12 Argentina 0.0513 tonnes per person compare
  6. 13 Jamaica 0.0501 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry production, per capita in Australia?
Poultry production, per capita in Australia was 0.0557 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest poultry production, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0557 tonnes per person in 2024.
What is the lowest poultry production, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1962.
How does Australia rank for poultry production, per capita?
Australia ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is poultry production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Poultry production ÷ Population, total

Computed from

  • Poultry production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Poultry production, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 11,164 data points, 1961–2024
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Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.