Brazil vs Denmark: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

Brazil
846.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Denmark
818.95 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
14th
Denmark rank
16th

Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time

  • Brazil
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 846.15 million tonnes against 818.95 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 27.20 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Brazil ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 16th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 94.31 million tonnes 185.18 million tonnes 90.87 million tonnes Denmark
1970s 133.89 million tonnes 253.73 million tonnes 119.84 million tonnes Denmark
1980s 202.22 million tonnes 411.58 million tonnes 209.36 million tonnes Denmark
1990s 363.67 million tonnes 558.80 million tonnes 195.14 million tonnes Denmark
2000s 527.24 million tonnes 512.33 million tonnes 14.91 million tonnes Brazil
2010s 723.55 million tonnes 651.46 million tonnes 72.09 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 811.95 million tonnes 785.32 million tonnes 26.63 million tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of..., Brazil or Denmark?
Brazil, at 846.15 million tonnes against 818.95 million tonnes in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Brazil and Denmark?
27.20 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
Brazil ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.