Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania
Lithuania: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 654.91 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania, 1992–2023
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 Lithuania stood at 654.91 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania peaked at 666.33 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 261.15 million tonnes, in 2001.
Lithuania ranks 46th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 355.89 million tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 300.83 million tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 302.81 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 301.68 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 298.62 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 301.76 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 311.55 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 333.58 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 303.26 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 261.15 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 333.08 million tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 387.26 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 454.52 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 493.69 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 526.40 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 562.52 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 569.22 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 521.61 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 512.28 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 518.88 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 539.79 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 579.23 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 583.85 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 601.59 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 600.66 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 626.93 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 653.70 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 656.75 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 651.66 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 657.54 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 666.33 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 654.91 million tonnes | -1.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 654.91 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 642.92 million tonnes, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 654.91 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 573.96 million tonnes, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.5% | 261.15 million tonnes | 333.08 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 313.34 million tonnes | 298.62 million tonnes | 355.89 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 441.27 million tonnes | 261.15 million tonnes | 569.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 587.37 million tonnes | 512.28 million tonnes | 656.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 657.61 million tonnes | 651.66 million tonnes | 666.33 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7947 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Lithuania was 654.91 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 666.33 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 261.15 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Lithuania ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.