Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iceland
Iceland: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 793.39 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 793.39 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% 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 Iceland peaked at 793.39 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 211.11 million tonnes, in 1968.
Iceland ranks 23rd 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 | 239.13 million tonnes | 211.11 million tonnes | 256.91 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 278.75 million tonnes | 234.88 million tonnes | 328.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 353.89 million tonnes | 311.91 million tonnes | 407.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 390.86 million tonnes | 334.50 million tonnes | 482.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.77 million tonnes | 504.63 million tonnes | 628.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 710.20 million tonnes | 640.02 million tonnes | 779.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 757.82 million tonnes | 725.76 million tonnes | 793.39 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iceland?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iceland was 793.39 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 793.39 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.11 million tonnes in 1968.
- How does Iceland rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.