Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Tanzania
Tanzania: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 98.51 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 98.51 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Tanzania peaked at 98.79 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.38 million tonnes, in 1962.
That places Tanzania 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.17 million tonnes | 30.38 million tonnes | 36.65 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.48 million tonnes | 36.91 million tonnes | 44.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.27 million tonnes | 41.26 million tonnes | 55.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.42 million tonnes | 54.37 million tonnes | 67.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.15 million tonnes | 53.31 million tonnes | 61.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.98 million tonnes | 63.22 million tonnes | 81.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.37 million tonnes | 94.94 million tonnes | 98.79 million tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Tanzania?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Tanzania was 98.51 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.79 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.38 million tonnes in 1962.
- How does Tanzania rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Tanzania ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.