Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8809 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8809 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8861 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8893 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9216 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9248 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9373 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9426 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9549 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9633 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9685 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.973 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9775 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.987 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9915 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.996 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9997 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9404 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8809 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9754 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9426 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9997 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 85 Maldives 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 86 North Korea 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 87 Colombia 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 89 Nicaragua 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 90 Morocco 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 91 Indonesia 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.17 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.17 (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8809 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.