Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana
Botswana: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 349.08 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana, 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
The most recent figure for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana is 349.08 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana peaked at 378.07 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.88 million tonnes, in 1983.
That places Botswana 116th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.14 million tonnes | 92.88 million tonnes | 141.80 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.97 million tonnes | 58.13 million tonnes | 197.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.39 million tonnes | 53.88 million tonnes | 132.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 168.54 million tonnes | 129.79 million tonnes | 195.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.28 million tonnes | 130.16 million tonnes | 195.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.02 million tonnes | 172.69 million tonnes | 274.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 324.57 million tonnes | 216.69 million tonnes | 378.07 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 113 Kiribati 366.31 million tonnes compare
- 114 Cape Verde 356.30 million tonnes compare
- 115 Libya 353.32 million tonnes compare
- 117 Vanuatu 328.29 million tonnes compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 323.74 million tonnes compare
- 119 Azerbaijan 319.18 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 821,007 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 32.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Botswana was 349.08 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 378.07 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.88 million tonnes in 1983.
- How does Botswana rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Botswana ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.