Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Namibia
Namibia: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 196.62 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 196.62 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Namibia peaked at 287.55 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86.27 million tonnes, in 1995.
Namibia ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.78 million tonnes | 116.89 million tonnes | 159.69 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 165.46 million tonnes | 143.23 million tonnes | 190.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.67 million tonnes | 122.24 million tonnes | 194.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.00 million tonnes | 86.27 million tonnes | 212.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.16 million tonnes | 201.20 million tonnes | 287.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.86 million tonnes | 185.67 million tonnes | 245.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.83 million tonnes | 196.62 million tonnes | 263.71 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Namibia?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Namibia was 196.62 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 287.55 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.27 million tonnes in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Namibia ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.