Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 28.22 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 28.22 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 38.32 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.22 million tonnes, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.28 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 32.92 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.54 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.94 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.84 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 34.20 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.58 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 34.15 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.02 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38.32 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 29.33 million tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 29.68 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.18 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 28.22 million tonnes | -9.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.22 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 89.22 million tonnes, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.22 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.08 million tonnes | 31.94 million tonnes | 38.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.60 million tonnes | 28.22 million tonnes | 31.18 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 189 Madagascar 43.32 million tonnes compare
- 190 Bangladesh 36.34 million tonnes compare
- 191 Burundi 28.30 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Democratic Republic of Congo was 28.22 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 38.32 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.22 million tonnes in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.