Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize
Belize: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 551.11 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
551.11 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
71st
of 192 countries
All-time high
551.11 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
64.69 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize, 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
In 2023, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize stood at 551.11 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize peaked at 551.11 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.69 million tonnes, in 1963.
That places Belize 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.46 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 97.54 million tonnes | +49.0% |
| 1963 | 64.69 million tonnes | -33.7% |
| 1964 | 96.37 million tonnes | +49.0% |
| 1965 | 95.56 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 94.63 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 93.63 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 123.60 million tonnes | +32.0% |
| 1969 | 122.64 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 122.39 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 122.78 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 123.34 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 124.02 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 124.69 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 156.08 million tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 155.66 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 155.18 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 154.70 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 184.99 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 183.95 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 182.61 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 181.41 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 210.36 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 209.14 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 208.06 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 207.12 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 235.76 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 264.15 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 204.56 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 232.79 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 202.78 million tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 230.62 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 229.50 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 228.05 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 253.86 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 249.99 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 272.45 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 266.76 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 235.13 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 256.29 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 302.18 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 321.81 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 316.40 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 335.11 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 306.10 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 301.26 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 296.66 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 292.33 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 288.29 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 328.88 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 325.88 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 344.53 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 341.50 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 380.79 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 398.32 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 414.49 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 389.23 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 386.26 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 384.66 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 403.61 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 422.51 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 537.76 million tonnes | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 551.11 million tonnes | +2.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 551.11 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 471.46 million tonnes, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 551.11 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 551.11 million tonnes, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +49.0% | 65.46 million tonnes | 97.54 million tonnes |
| 1964 | +49.0% | 64.69 million tonnes | 96.37 million tonnes |
| 1963 | -33.7% | 97.54 million tonnes | 64.69 million tonnes |
| 1968 | +32.0% | 93.63 million tonnes | 123.60 million tonnes |
| 2022 | +27.3% | 422.51 million tonnes | 537.76 million tonnes |
| 1975 | +25.2% | 124.69 million tonnes | 156.08 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.90 million tonnes | 64.69 million tonnes | 123.60 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 142.38 million tonnes | 122.39 million tonnes | 184.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 208.71 million tonnes | 181.41 million tonnes | 264.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 240.19 million tonnes | 202.78 million tonnes | 272.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.64 million tonnes | 256.29 million tonnes | 335.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.45 million tonnes | 325.88 million tonnes | 414.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.75 million tonnes | 403.61 million tonnes | 551.11 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Belize was 551.11 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 551.11 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.69 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Belize rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.