Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Australia
Australia: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 944.96 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Australia recorded 944.96 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Australia peaked at 944.96 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 321.65 million tonnes, in 1961.
Australia ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363.69 million tonnes | 321.65 million tonnes | 405.53 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 472.06 million tonnes | 378.97 million tonnes | 558.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 533.17 million tonnes | 491.85 million tonnes | 584.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.19 million tonnes | 606.41 million tonnes | 676.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 749.66 million tonnes | 689.99 million tonnes | 836.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 880.39 million tonnes | 840.07 million tonnes | 927.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 915.05 million tonnes | 861.75 million tonnes | 944.96 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Australia?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Australia was 944.96 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 944.96 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 321.65 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.