Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar
Madagascar: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 43.32 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar, 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
The most recent figure for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar is 43.32 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar peaked at 112.92 million tonnes in 1978 and was at its lowest, 40.85 million tonnes, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.98 million tonnes | 75.07 million tonnes | 94.44 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.46 million tonnes | 74.90 million tonnes | 112.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.26 million tonnes | 99.74 million tonnes | 109.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.95 million tonnes | 98.94 million tonnes | 110.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.60 million tonnes | 77.64 million tonnes | 96.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.76 million tonnes | 45.12 million tonnes | 50.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.86 million tonnes | 40.85 million tonnes | 43.86 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 185 Ethiopia 55.90 million tonnes compare
- 186 Rwanda 52.19 million tonnes compare
- 187 Afghanistan 51.73 million tonnes compare
- 189 Bangladesh 36.34 million tonnes compare
- 190 Burundi 28.30 million tonnes compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.22 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Madagascar was 43.32 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 112.92 million tonnes in 1978.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.85 million tonnes in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Madagascar ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.