Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania
Romania: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 586.19 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 586.19 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania peaked at 586.19 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.03 million tonnes, in 1963.
That places Romania 58th 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 | 104.99 million tonnes | 85.03 million tonnes | 129.52 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 211.34 million tonnes | 146.59 million tonnes | 282.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 282.29 million tonnes | 263.11 million tonnes | 298.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 326.48 million tonnes | 298.04 million tonnes | 397.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 393.80 million tonnes | 297.30 million tonnes | 484.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 467.94 million tonnes | 412.88 million tonnes | 518.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 559.73 million tonnes | 537.66 million tonnes | 586.19 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania was 586.19 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 586.19 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.03 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Romania rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.