Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 356.30 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde is 356.30 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde peaked at 356.30 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.82 million tonnes, in 1971.
Cape Verde ranks 115th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.25 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 14.07 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 13.92 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13.77 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 13.62 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 13.46 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 13.29 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 13.12 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 12.96 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 12.83 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 12.82 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 12.93 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 26.15 million tonnes | +102.2% |
| 1974 | 13.21 million tonnes | -49.5% |
| 1975 | 13.31 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 13.39 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 13.48 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 27.15 million tonnes | +101.4% |
| 1979 | 27.35 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 27.51 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 27.63 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.59 million tonnes | +50.5% |
| 1983 | 41.73 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 41.89 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.05 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 56.29 million tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1987 | 56.53 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 70.96 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 71.15 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 85.15 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 84.53 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 153.94 million tonnes | +82.1% |
| 1993 | 139.10 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 110.68 million tonnes | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 123.96 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 123.54 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 109.52 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 136.59 million tonnes | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 136.36 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 149.75 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 163.07 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 162.83 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 176.31 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 189.93 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 217.25 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 217.52 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 231.51 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 232.08 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 232.85 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 234.15 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 222.45 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 225.05 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 227.77 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 244.93 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 262.43 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 294.94 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 327.95 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 346.28 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 349.45 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 337.13 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 323.32 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 354.96 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 356.30 million tonnes | +0.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 356.30 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 471.46 million tonnes, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 356.30 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +102.2% | 12.93 million tonnes | 26.15 million tonnes |
| 1978 | +101.4% | 13.48 million tonnes | 27.15 million tonnes |
| 1992 | +82.1% | 84.53 million tonnes | 153.94 million tonnes |
| 1974 | -49.5% | 26.15 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes |
| 1982 | +50.5% | 27.63 million tonnes | 41.59 million tonnes |
| 1986 | +33.9% | 42.05 million tonnes | 56.29 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.61 million tonnes | 12.96 million tonnes | 14.25 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.26 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | 27.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 million tonnes | 27.51 million tonnes | 71.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.34 million tonnes | 84.53 million tonnes | 153.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 197.31 million tonnes | 149.75 million tonnes | 232.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 273.54 million tonnes | 222.45 million tonnes | 349.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.93 million tonnes | 323.32 million tonnes | 356.30 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cape Verde was 356.30 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 356.30 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.82 million tonnes in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Cape Verde ranks 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.