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