Daily meat consumption per person in Sweden
Sweden: Daily meat consumption per person was 187.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
187.26
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 191 countries
All-time high
222.25
in 2013
All-time low
136.19
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily meat consumption per person in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 187.26 for daily meat consumption per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in Sweden peaked at 222.25 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 136.19, in 1972.
Sweden ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.67 | 136.7 | 145.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 155.69 | 136.19 | 173.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.99 | 157.66 | 174.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 177.16 | 161.49 | 199.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.25 | 189.15 | 218.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 208.5 | 191.45 | 222.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.92 | 181.92 | 187.78 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.46 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in Sweden?
- Daily meat consumption per person in Sweden was 187.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 222.25 in 2013.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 136.19 in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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