Denmark vs Spain: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Denmark
818.95 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain
815.57 million tonnes
in 2023
Denmark rank
16th
Spain rank
17th
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 818.95 million tonnes against 815.57 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 3.38 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185.18 million tonnes | 108.77 million tonnes | 76.41 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 253.73 million tonnes | 224.76 million tonnes | 28.97 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 411.58 million tonnes | 385.51 million tonnes | 26.07 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 558.80 million tonnes | 579.14 million tonnes | 20.34 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 512.33 million tonnes | 709.41 million tonnes | 197.08 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 651.46 million tonnes | 727.01 million tonnes | 75.55 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 785.32 million tonnes | 799.75 million tonnes | 14.43 million tonnes | Spain |
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..., Denmark or Spain?
- Denmark, at 818.95 million tonnes against 815.57 million tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Denmark and Spain?
- 3.38 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Denmark ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th 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.