Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Eswatini
Eswatini: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 184.13 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 184.13 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Eswatini peaked at 315.12 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 104.11 million tonnes, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.92 million tonnes | 104.11 million tonnes | 127.37 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.01 million tonnes | 108.14 million tonnes | 136.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.71 million tonnes | 128.21 million tonnes | 163.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 146.28 million tonnes | 122.14 million tonnes | 176.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.66 million tonnes | 154.08 million tonnes | 315.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.80 million tonnes | 178.12 million tonnes | 227.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.39 million tonnes | 184.13 million tonnes | 218.21 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Eswatini?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Eswatini was 184.13 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 315.12 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.11 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Eswatini ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.