Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ireland
Ireland: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 795.68 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 795.68 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ireland peaked at 795.68 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 174.69 million tonnes, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 | 210.94 million tonnes | 174.69 million tonnes | 253.54 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 313.98 million tonnes | 265.74 million tonnes | 342.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 421.26 million tonnes | 350.31 million tonnes | 474.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 516.15 million tonnes | 475.84 million tonnes | 636.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 627.76 million tonnes | 587.54 million tonnes | 667.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 598.12 million tonnes | 548.12 million tonnes | 632.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 711.37 million tonnes | 642.66 million tonnes | 795.68 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ireland?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Ireland was 795.68 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 795.68 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.69 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.