France vs New Zealand: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

France
649.88 million tonnes
in 2023
New Zealand
642.92 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
47th
New Zealand rank
48th

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

  • France
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

France currently reports 649.88 million tonnes against 642.92 million tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 6.97 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

France ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 192 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 268.52 million tonnes 370.60 million tonnes 102.08 million tonnes New Zealand
1970s 371.59 million tonnes 465.98 million tonnes 94.39 million tonnes New Zealand
1980s 472.46 million tonnes 504.58 million tonnes 32.13 million tonnes New Zealand
1990s 560.95 million tonnes 588.07 million tonnes 27.12 million tonnes New Zealand
2000s 601.63 million tonnes 699.09 million tonnes 97.46 million tonnes New Zealand
2010s 652.61 million tonnes 677.77 million tonnes 25.15 million tonnes New Zealand
2020s 658.93 million tonnes 664.23 million tonnes 5.29 million tonnes New Zealand

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..., France or New Zealand?
France, at 649.88 million tonnes against 642.92 million tonnes in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between France and New Zealand?
6.97 million tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
France ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 192 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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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
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.