Germany vs Malta: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

Germany
571.84 million tonnes
in 2023
Malta
576.94 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
63rd
Malta rank
61st

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

  • Germany
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 576.94 million tonnes against 571.84 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 5.09 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 63rd and Malta ranks 61st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 229.56 million tonnes 113.00 million tonnes 116.56 million tonnes Germany
1970s 348.49 million tonnes 195.62 million tonnes 152.87 million tonnes Germany
1980s 467.53 million tonnes 286.96 million tonnes 180.56 million tonnes Germany
1990s 493.35 million tonnes 421.22 million tonnes 72.12 million tonnes Germany
2000s 558.44 million tonnes 535.47 million tonnes 22.97 million tonnes Germany
2010s 628.85 million tonnes 587.61 million tonnes 41.24 million tonnes Germany
2020s 589.81 million tonnes 565.82 million tonnes 23.99 million tonnes Germany

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..., Germany or Malta?
Malta, at 576.94 million tonnes against 571.84 million tonnes in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Germany and Malta?
5.09 million tonnes, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Malta rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
Germany ranks 63rd and Malta ranks 61st 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.