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
Latest (2023)
586.19 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
58th
of 192 countries
All-time high
586.19 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
85.03 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 192 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.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.18 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 91.11 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 85.03 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 94.49 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 104.24 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 111.50 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 117.37 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 124.51 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 129.52 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 146.59 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 154.56 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 180.88 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 188.51 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 208.43 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 224.13 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 226.71 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 241.80 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 258.88 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 282.91 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 281.05 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 275.72 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 263.47 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 263.11 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 291.38 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 289.69 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 277.48 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 297.94 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 285.10 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 298.00 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 397.62 million tonnes | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 355.62 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 325.62 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 320.19 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 312.51 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 315.42 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 298.04 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 301.38 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 328.32 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 310.13 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 297.30 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 307.33 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 351.38 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 392.47 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 358.54 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 429.12 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 431.00 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 439.03 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 447.63 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 484.15 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 433.00 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 421.07 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 419.39 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 412.88 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 449.89 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 494.75 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 516.34 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 518.01 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 498.95 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 515.10 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 537.66 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 545.50 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 569.59 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 586.19 million tonnes | +2.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 586.19 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 642.92 million tonnes, 91% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 586.19 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 573.96 million tonnes, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (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 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 192 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.