Mongolia vs USSR: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Mongolia
1.10 billion tonnes
in 2023
USSR
356.64 million tonnes
in 1991
Mongolia rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- Mongolia
- USSR
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.10 billion tonnes against 356.64 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 744.44 million tonnes.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 3.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418.41 million tonnes | 147.34 million tonnes | 271.07 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 461.27 million tonnes | 229.27 million tonnes | 232.00 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 493.41 million tonnes | 315.00 million tonnes | 178.41 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 607.77 million tonnes | 369.56 million tonnes | 238.21 million tonnes | Mongolia |
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 USSR?
- Mongolia, at 1.10 billion tonnes against 356.64 million tonnes in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Mongolia and USSR?
- 744.44 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Mongolia and USSR rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd and USSR 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
Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.