Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor
East Timor: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 257.20 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
257.20 million tonnes
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
133rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
315.39 million tonnes
in 1972
All-time low
176.78 million tonnes
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor, 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 East Timor stood at 257.20 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor peaked at 315.39 million tonnes in 1972 and was at its lowest, 176.78 million tonnes, in 1996.
East Timor ranks 133rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 257.93 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 258.78 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 260.33 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 301.14 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 302.52 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 303.64 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 297.92 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 298.82 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 299.76 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 300.61 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 308.03 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 315.39 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 309.43 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 311.15 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 299.44 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 259.17 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 238.75 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 238.91 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 212.02 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 191.62 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 198.84 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 199.91 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 207.94 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 215.86 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 237.62 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 238.37 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 238.96 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 246.28 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 238.93 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 252.25 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 236.72 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 254.87 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 245.05 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 228.50 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 212.27 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 176.78 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 219.63 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 216.69 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 226.14 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 265.06 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 261.82 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 266.72 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 266.09 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 272.99 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 222.27 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 232.26 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 235.35 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 238.66 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 242.27 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 233.05 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 249.80 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 253.81 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 245.43 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 237.33 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 272.75 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 283.07 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 305.41 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 290.79 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 288.21 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 255.75 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 206.21 million tonnes | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 246.04 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 257.20 million tonnes | +4.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 257.20 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.00 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 257.20 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 515.05 million tonnes, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 286.76 million tonnes | 257.93 million tonnes | 303.64 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 279.29 million tonnes | 212.02 million tonnes | 315.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 221.43 million tonnes | 191.62 million tonnes | 246.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.89 million tonnes | 176.78 million tonnes | 254.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 250.35 million tonnes | 222.27 million tonnes | 272.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.96 million tonnes | 233.05 million tonnes | 305.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.30 million tonnes | 206.21 million tonnes | 257.20 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in East Timor was 257.20 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 315.39 million tonnes in 1972.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.78 million tonnes in 1996.
- How does East Timor rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- East Timor ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.