Madagascar vs Rwanda: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

Madagascar
43.32 million tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda
52.19 million tonnes
in 2023
Madagascar rank
188th
Rwanda rank
186th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 52.19 million tonnes against 43.32 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 8.87 million tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 186th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 86.98 million tonnes 12.67 million tonnes 74.31 million tonnes Madagascar
1970s 91.46 million tonnes 17.10 million tonnes 74.35 million tonnes Madagascar
1980s 104.26 million tonnes 21.91 million tonnes 82.35 million tonnes Madagascar
1990s 107.95 million tonnes 23.43 million tonnes 84.52 million tonnes Madagascar
2000s 87.60 million tonnes 37.74 million tonnes 49.87 million tonnes Madagascar
2010s 48.76 million tonnes 63.45 million tonnes 14.69 million tonnes Rwanda
2020s 42.86 million tonnes 55.68 million tonnes 12.83 million tonnes Rwanda

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..., Madagascar or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 52.19 million tonnes against 43.32 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Madagascar and Rwanda?
8.87 million tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
Madagascar ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 186th 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.