Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece
Greece: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 663.59 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece, 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
In 2023, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece stood at 663.59 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece peaked at 663.59 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.22 million tonnes, in 1961.
Greece ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 110.03 million tonnes | 64.22 million tonnes | 154.34 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 235.46 million tonnes | 182.04 million tonnes | 294.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 336.50 million tonnes | 276.25 million tonnes | 394.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 433.95 million tonnes | 379.13 million tonnes | 516.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 542.52 million tonnes | 508.51 million tonnes | 613.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 551.43 million tonnes | 499.14 million tonnes | 617.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 614.32 million tonnes | 554.33 million tonnes | 663.59 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Greece was 663.59 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 663.59 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.22 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.