Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Paraguay
Paraguay: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 217.54 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Paraguay, 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
Paraguay recorded 217.54 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Paraguay peaked at 491.47 million tonnes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 179.51 million tonnes, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 215.89 million tonnes | 187.91 million tonnes | 236.10 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 246.54 million tonnes | 216.27 million tonnes | 292.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 314.25 million tonnes | 286.93 million tonnes | 340.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 444.79 million tonnes | 306.27 million tonnes | 486.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 381.14 million tonnes | 317.83 million tonnes | 491.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.65 million tonnes | 179.51 million tonnes | 351.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 278.83 million tonnes | 217.54 million tonnes | 352.32 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.53 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Paraguay?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Paraguay was 217.54 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 491.47 million tonnes in 2002.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.51 million tonnes in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Paraguay ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.