Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Thailand
Thailand: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 198.06 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 198.06 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Thailand peaked at 232.22 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.22 million tonnes, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 142nd 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 | 54.45 million tonnes | 46.22 million tonnes | 64.68 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.37 million tonnes | 62.26 million tonnes | 94.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.55 million tonnes | 84.76 million tonnes | 112.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 159.85 million tonnes | 129.74 million tonnes | 172.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 178.14 million tonnes | 156.94 million tonnes | 204.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.00 million tonnes | 190.22 million tonnes | 232.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.47 million tonnes | 198.06 million tonnes | 207.60 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Thailand?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Thailand was 198.06 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 232.22 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.22 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Thailand ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.