How does Taiwan rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?

Taiwan ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Taiwan?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Taiwan 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.

Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan

Name: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Taiwan: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 740.21 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

740.21 million tonnes

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

28th

of 191 countries

All-time high

740.21 million tonnes

in 2023

All-time low

62.38 million tonnes

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan, 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

Taiwan recorded 740.21 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan peaked at 740.21 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.38 million tonnes, in 1962.

That places Taiwan 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	81.91 million tonnes	62.38 million tonnes	106.42 million tonnes	9
1970s	155.00 million tonnes	118.70 million tonnes	224.39 million tonnes	10
1980s	270.63 million tonnes	208.04 million tonnes	333.51 million tonnes	10
1990s	426.04 million tonnes	347.94 million tonnes	492.44 million tonnes	10
2000s	527.22 million tonnes	496.58 million tonnes	579.12 million tonnes	10
2010s	592.63 million tonnes	546.49 million tonnes	678.05 million tonnes	10
2020s	724.95 million tonnes	694.21 million tonnes	740.21 million tonnes	4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

25 Montenegro 779.09 million tonnes compare
26 Canada 766.98 million tonnes compare
27 Bermuda 763.20 million tonnes compare
29 New Caledonia 725.77 million tonnes compare
30 Saint Lucia 722.11 million tonnes compare
31 Dominica 719.98 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan

Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Fish and seafood consumption per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 95,000 tonnes (2023)
Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
Daily meat consumption per person 250.69 grams per day per capita (2023)

All data for Taiwan →

Frequently asked questions

What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan?: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Taiwan was 740.21 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 Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 740.21 million tonnes in 2023.
What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 62.38 million tonnes in 1962.
How does Taiwan rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?: Taiwan ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan 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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About this data

Indicator: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.