Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Malaysia
Malaysia: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 558.86 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 558.86 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Malaysia peaked at 558.86 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.67 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 49.95 million tonnes | 41.67 million tonnes | 60.76 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.82 million tonnes | 62.07 million tonnes | 99.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.25 million tonnes | 109.96 million tonnes | 180.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 278.23 million tonnes | 202.26 million tonnes | 313.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 323.75 million tonnes | 281.61 million tonnes | 360.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 494.30 million tonnes | 428.32 million tonnes | 547.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 533.09 million tonnes | 508.84 million tonnes | 558.86 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Malaysia?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Malaysia was 558.86 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 558.86 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.67 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Malaysia ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.