Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Italy
Italy: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 576.08 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 576.08 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Italy peaked at 635.95 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 95.06 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Italy 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 140.09 million tonnes | 95.06 million tonnes | 182.61 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 254.36 million tonnes | 201.03 million tonnes | 314.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 382.28 million tonnes | 334.76 million tonnes | 440.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 493.25 million tonnes | 454.20 million tonnes | 535.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 571.44 million tonnes | 544.41 million tonnes | 610.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 602.04 million tonnes | 568.90 million tonnes | 635.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 578.13 million tonnes | 566.32 million tonnes | 590.63 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Italy?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Italy was 576.08 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 635.95 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.06 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.