Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in India
India: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 65.72 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in India, 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
India recorded 65.72 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in India peaked at 65.72 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.63 million tonnes, in 1961.
India ranks 181st 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 | 12.44 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 13.35 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.81 million tonnes | 13.61 million tonnes | 16.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.29 million tonnes | 16.65 million tonnes | 21.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.49 million tonnes | 22.08 million tonnes | 24.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.80 million tonnes | 24.16 million tonnes | 29.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.83 million tonnes | 28.11 million tonnes | 40.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.50 million tonnes | 48.85 million tonnes | 65.72 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in India?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in India was 65.72 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 65.72 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does India rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- India ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.