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
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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

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.