Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in South Korea
South Korea: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 679.72 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in South Korea, 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 South Korea stood at 679.72 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in South Korea peaked at 679.72 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.76 million tonnes, in 1962.
That places South Korea 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.74 million tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | 17.84 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.07 million tonnes | 19.30 million tonnes | 63.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.74 million tonnes | 57.49 million tonnes | 113.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.10 million tonnes | 131.26 million tonnes | 276.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.62 million tonnes | 268.18 million tonnes | 387.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.59 million tonnes | 417.68 million tonnes | 632.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 657.88 million tonnes | 632.23 million tonnes | 679.72 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in South Korea?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in South Korea was 679.72 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 679.72 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 million tonnes in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- South Korea ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.