New Zealand vs Panama: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
New Zealand
642.92 million tonnes
in 2023
Panama
631.55 million tonnes
in 2023
New Zealand rank
48th
Panama rank
51st
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 642.92 million tonnes against 631.55 million tonnes in Panama, a difference of 11.37 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Panama ranks 51st of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 370.60 million tonnes | 95.43 million tonnes | 275.17 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 465.98 million tonnes | 145.29 million tonnes | 320.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 504.58 million tonnes | 207.97 million tonnes | 296.62 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 588.07 million tonnes | 285.40 million tonnes | 302.67 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 699.09 million tonnes | 376.54 million tonnes | 322.55 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 677.77 million tonnes | 517.32 million tonnes | 160.44 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 664.23 million tonnes | 622.73 million tonnes | 41.50 million tonnes | New Zealand |
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..., New Zealand or Panama?
- New Zealand, at 642.92 million tonnes against 631.55 million tonnes in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between New Zealand and Panama?
- 11.37 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Panama ranks 51st 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.