Namibia vs Paraguay: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...

Namibia
196.62 million tonnes
in 2023
Paraguay
217.54 million tonnes
in 2023
Namibia rank
143rd
Paraguay rank
140th

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

  • Namibia
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 217.54 million tonnes against 196.62 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 20.92 million tonnes.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Namibia ranks 143rd and Paraguay ranks 140th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 142.78 million tonnes 215.89 million tonnes 73.10 million tonnes Paraguay
1970s 165.46 million tonnes 246.54 million tonnes 81.07 million tonnes Paraguay
1980s 145.67 million tonnes 314.25 million tonnes 168.58 million tonnes Paraguay
1990s 130.00 million tonnes 444.79 million tonnes 314.78 million tonnes Paraguay
2000s 237.16 million tonnes 381.14 million tonnes 143.98 million tonnes Paraguay
2010s 217.86 million tonnes 263.65 million tonnes 45.79 million tonnes Paraguay
2020s 228.83 million tonnes 278.83 million tonnes 50.00 million tonnes Paraguay

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..., Namibia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 217.54 million tonnes against 196.62 million tonnes in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Namibia and Paraguay?
20.92 million tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
Namibia ranks 143rd and Paraguay ranks 140th 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.