Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius
Mauritius: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 520.99 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
520.99 million tonnes
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
520.99 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
17.70 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 520.99 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius peaked at 520.99 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.70 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 77th out of 192 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.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.70 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 22.14 million tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1963 | 22.16 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 22.16 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.15 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.14 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 26.57 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 22.18 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 22.24 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 26.78 million tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 26.89 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 27.03 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 27.19 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 31.92 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 41.26 million tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 46.05 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 64.74 million tonnes | +40.6% |
| 1978 | 69.58 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 79.06 million tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 69.91 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 65.42 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 65.65 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 65.94 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.93 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 76.00 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 85.95 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 105.69 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 111.19 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 116.75 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 151.66 million tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 157.20 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 167.49 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 172.82 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 188.10 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 173.79 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 184.37 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 185.10 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 191.00 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 201.97 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 207.98 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 234.72 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 246.51 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 253.28 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 275.79 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 277.69 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 290.34 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 308.72 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 322.18 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 341.50 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 339.40 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 353.81 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 368.67 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 384.08 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 382.79 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 393.10 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 392.03 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 390.97 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 425.83 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 437.24 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 424.09 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 441.35 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 496.57 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 520.99 million tonnes | +4.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 520.99 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 471.46 million tonnes, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 520.99 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +40.6% | 46.05 million tonnes | 64.74 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.16 million tonnes | 17.70 million tonnes | 26.57 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.05 million tonnes | 26.78 million tonnes | 79.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.34 million tonnes | 65.42 million tonnes | 116.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 177.35 million tonnes | 151.66 million tonnes | 201.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 275.87 million tonnes | 207.98 million tonnes | 341.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.79 million tonnes | 339.40 million tonnes | 437.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 470.75 million tonnes | 424.09 million tonnes | 520.99 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 533.01 million tonnes compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 524.99 million tonnes compare
- 76 Brunei 522.26 million tonnes compare
- 78 Estonia 520.83 million tonnes compare
- 79 Costa Rica 518.26 million tonnes compare
- 80 Switzerland 517.22 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 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 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritius was 520.99 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 520.99 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.70 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Mauritius ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.