Mongolia vs Tonga: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

Mongolia
1.10 billion tonnes
in 2023
Tonga
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2023
Mongolia rank
2nd
Tonga rank
1st

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

  • Mongolia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.10 billion tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 136.51 million tonnes.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Tonga Difference Ahead
2010s 865.21 million tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 391.25 million tonnes Tonga
2020s 1.02 billion tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes 233.67 million tonnes Tonga

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..., Mongolia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.10 billion tonnes in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Mongolia and Tonga?
136.51 million tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Tonga rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
Mongolia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 1st 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.