China vs Portugal: Global meat production, per square kilometre
China
10.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Portugal
9.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
28th
Portugal rank
30th
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
China currently reports 10.42 tonnes per square kilometre against 9.71 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.71 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.585 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.9751 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1681 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3402 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, China or Portugal?
- China, at 10.42 tonnes per square kilometre against 9.71 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between China and Portugal?
- 0.71 tonnes per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 30th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Global meat 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.