Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in China
China: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 595.07 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in China, 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 China is 595.07 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in China peaked at 595.07 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.26 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places China 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 24.69 million tonnes | 10.26 million tonnes | 32.38 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.07 million tonnes | 30.72 million tonnes | 53.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.44 million tonnes | 60.62 million tonnes | 119.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 189.77 million tonnes | 127.60 million tonnes | 254.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.43 million tonnes | 273.87 million tonnes | 386.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 446.81 million tonnes | 405.42 million tonnes | 488.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 535.42 million tonnes | 463.09 million tonnes | 595.07 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in China?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in China was 595.07 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 595.07 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.26 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does China rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- China ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.