Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Finland
Finland: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 561.97 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Finland, 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 Finland is 561.97 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Finland peaked at 606.82 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 106.49 million tonnes, in 1961.
Finland ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.31 million tonnes | 106.49 million tonnes | 154.20 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 207.90 million tonnes | 166.03 million tonnes | 244.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 291.00 million tonnes | 252.87 million tonnes | 336.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 356.96 million tonnes | 318.94 million tonnes | 404.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 463.34 million tonnes | 404.20 million tonnes | 507.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 561.60 million tonnes | 534.16 million tonnes | 606.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.30 million tonnes | 550.56 million tonnes | 588.57 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Finland?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Finland was 561.97 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 606.82 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.49 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Finland rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Finland ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.