Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ecuador
Ecuador: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 454.99 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 454.99 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ecuador peaked at 454.99 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.98 million tonnes, in 1963.
Ecuador ranks 98th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.41 million tonnes | 52.98 million tonnes | 61.18 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.63 million tonnes | 63.62 million tonnes | 96.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.90 million tonnes | 88.56 million tonnes | 120.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 175.18 million tonnes | 128.70 million tonnes | 225.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 310.68 million tonnes | 240.27 million tonnes | 385.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 385.43 million tonnes | 364.89 million tonnes | 413.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.13 million tonnes | 420.29 million tonnes | 454.99 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ecuador?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ecuador was 454.99 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 454.99 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.98 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.