Congo vs Zimbabwe: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Congo
451.51 million tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
465.97 million tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
99th
Zimbabwe rank
96th
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 465.97 million tonnes against 451.51 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 14.46 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.27 million tonnes | 41.93 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 45.67 million tonnes | 56.45 million tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 63.90 million tonnes | 59.04 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 104.74 million tonnes | 64.60 million tonnes | 40.14 million tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 117.74 million tonnes | 116.11 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Congo |
| 2010s | 223.40 million tonnes | 414.65 million tonnes | 191.24 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 378.22 million tonnes | 449.34 million tonnes | 71.12 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
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..., Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 465.97 million tonnes against 451.51 million tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 14.46 million tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Congo ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th 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.