Norway vs Uruguay: Meat supply per person
Norway
70.4 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
69.3 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Norway rank
66th
Uruguay rank
69th
Meat supply per person over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 70.4 kilograms per year per capita against 69.3 kilograms per year per capita in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Norway ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.78 kilograms per year per capita | 103.81 kilograms per year per capita | 65.03 kilograms per year per capita | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 46.5 kilograms per year per capita | 102.26 kilograms per year per capita | 55.76 kilograms per year per capita | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 49.71 kilograms per year per capita | 87.16 kilograms per year per capita | 37.45 kilograms per year per capita | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 55.81 kilograms per year per capita | 90.25 kilograms per year per capita | 34.44 kilograms per year per capita | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 64.29 kilograms per year per capita | 69.84 kilograms per year per capita | 5.55 kilograms per year per capita | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 69.74 kilograms per year per capita | 64.63 kilograms per year per capita | 5.11 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 71.77 kilograms per year per capita | 66.16 kilograms per year per capita | 5.61 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat supply per person, Norway or Uruguay?
- Norway, at 70.4 kilograms per year per capita against 69.3 kilograms per year per capita in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in meat supply per person between Norway and Uruguay?
- 1.1 kilograms per year per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for meat supply per person?
- Norway ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.