Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Denmark
Denmark: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 818.95 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Denmark, 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
Denmark recorded 818.95 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Denmark peaked at 818.95 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 168.36 million tonnes, in 1963.
Denmark ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185.18 million tonnes | 168.36 million tonnes | 204.22 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 253.73 million tonnes | 208.40 million tonnes | 315.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 411.58 million tonnes | 326.26 million tonnes | 518.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 558.80 million tonnes | 414.19 million tonnes | 650.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 512.33 million tonnes | 431.12 million tonnes | 608.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 651.46 million tonnes | 520.79 million tonnes | 768.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 785.32 million tonnes | 747.39 million tonnes | 818.95 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Denmark?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Denmark was 818.95 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 818.95 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.36 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Denmark rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.