Japan vs South Africa: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Japan
480.59 million tonnes
in 2022
South Africa
471.46 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
92nd
South Africa rank
94th
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 480.59 million tonnes against 471.46 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 9.13 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.42 million tonnes | 113.96 million tonnes | 75.54 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 94.22 million tonnes | 142.67 million tonnes | 48.45 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 162.03 million tonnes | 165.40 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 235.03 million tonnes | 204.05 million tonnes | 30.98 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 295.67 million tonnes | 299.77 million tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 360.95 million tonnes | 456.69 million tonnes | 95.74 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 455.19 million tonnes | 491.13 million tonnes | 35.94 million tonnes | South Africa |
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..., Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 480.59 million tonnes against 471.46 million tonnes in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Japan and South Africa?
- 9.13 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Japan ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th 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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About this data
Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.