Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Brazil
Brazil: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 846.15 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Brazil, 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 Brazil stood at 846.15 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Brazil peaked at 846.15 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.67 million tonnes, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.31 million tonnes | 84.67 million tonnes | 110.09 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.89 million tonnes | 111.20 million tonnes | 171.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.22 million tonnes | 176.64 million tonnes | 255.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 363.67 million tonnes | 264.17 million tonnes | 466.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 527.24 million tonnes | 479.53 million tonnes | 595.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 723.55 million tonnes | 633.84 million tonnes | 793.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 811.95 million tonnes | 793.27 million tonnes | 846.15 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Brazil?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Brazil was 846.15 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 846.15 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.67 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.