Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives
Maldives: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 246.13 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
246.13 million tonnes
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
136th
of 192 countries
All-time high
306.09 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 246.13 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives peaked at 306.09 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 136th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 29.67 million tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 29.36 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 29.05 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 28.75 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 28.43 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 28.09 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 27.76 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 27.48 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 27.24 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 26.98 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 26.71 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 26.46 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 26.22 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 25.96 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 25.60 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 25.17 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 24.76 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 24.38 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 48.08 million tonnes | +97.2% |
| 1990 | 23.70 million tonnes | -50.7% |
| 1991 | 46.75 million tonnes | +97.2% |
| 1992 | 46.16 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.67 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.88 million tonnes | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 67.31 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.54 million tonnes | -33.8% |
| 1997 | 66.39 million tonnes | +49.1% |
| 1998 | 88.10 million tonnes | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 65.85 million tonnes | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 87.53 million tonnes | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 87.24 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.93 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 108.27 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 129.46 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 128.97 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 127.53 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 124.95 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 142.52 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 139.34 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 136.23 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 152.23 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 148.93 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 182.26 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 178.46 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 209.37 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 221.65 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 200.19 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 212.40 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 224.22 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 188.49 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 261.98 million tonnes | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 306.09 million tonnes | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 246.13 million tonnes | -19.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 246.13 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 471.46 million tonnes, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 246.13 million tonnes is above the median for South Asia, which is 105.44 million tonnes, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +97.2% | 24.38 million tonnes | 48.08 million tonnes |
| 1991 | +97.2% | 23.70 million tonnes | 46.75 million tonnes |
| 1997 | +49.1% | 44.54 million tonnes | 66.39 million tonnes |
| 1990 | -50.7% | 48.08 million tonnes | 23.70 million tonnes |
| 1994 | +48.6% | 45.67 million tonnes | 67.88 million tonnes |
| 2021 | +39.0% | 188.49 million tonnes | 261.98 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.58 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 29.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.03 million tonnes | 24.38 million tonnes | 48.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.24 million tonnes | 23.70 million tonnes | 88.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.27 million tonnes | 86.93 million tonnes | 142.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.59 million tonnes | 136.23 million tonnes | 224.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 250.67 million tonnes | 188.49 million tonnes | 306.09 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Maldives was 246.13 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 306.09 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.