Daily meat consumption per person in India
India: Daily meat consumption per person was 22.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
22.25
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
181st
of 191 countries
All-time high
22.25
in 2023
All-time low
10.01
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily meat consumption per person in India, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 22.25 for daily meat consumption per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 110.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in India peaked at 22.25 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.01, in 1977.
India ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.22 | 10.1 | 10.41 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.07 | 10.01 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.92 | 10.25 | 11.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.27 | 10.92 | 11.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 | 10.72 | 11.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.08 | 10.55 | 14.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 | 16.96 | 22.25 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.63 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in India?
- Daily meat consumption per person in India was 22.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.25 in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 in 1977.
- How does India rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- India ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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