Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Switzerland
Switzerland: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 517.22 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 517.22 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Switzerland peaked at 540.96 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 173.15 million tonnes, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 80th 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 | 208.77 million tonnes | 173.15 million tonnes | 248.32 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 306.84 million tonnes | 263.01 million tonnes | 359.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 411.24 million tonnes | 378.62 million tonnes | 441.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 435.16 million tonnes | 421.19 million tonnes | 448.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 475.46 million tonnes | 440.71 million tonnes | 511.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 520.59 million tonnes | 509.19 million tonnes | 540.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 529.15 million tonnes | 517.22 million tonnes | 539.00 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Switzerland?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Switzerland was 517.22 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 540.96 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.15 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Switzerland ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.