Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 55.90 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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
Ethiopia recorded 55.90 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ethiopia peaked at 57.24 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.03 million tonnes, in 1995.
Ethiopia ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.05 million tonnes | 39.03 million tonnes | 42.66 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.81 million tonnes | 42.11 million tonnes | 54.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.55 million tonnes | 44.58 million tonnes | 57.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 million tonnes | 51.31 million tonnes | 56.31 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ethiopia?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ethiopia was 55.90 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.24 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.03 million tonnes in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.