Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 328.29 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
328.29 million tonnes
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
118th
of 192 countries
All-time high
329.41 million tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
129.62 million tonnes
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu, 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
Vanuatu recorded 328.29 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu peaked at 329.41 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 129.62 million tonnes, in 1969.
Vanuatu ranks 118th of 192 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.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138.73 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 137.42 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 136.50 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 135.58 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 134.50 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 133.31 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 132.01 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 130.76 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 129.62 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 171.28 million tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 169.66 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 167.94 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 166.17 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 205.42 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 162.36 million tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 200.40 million tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 158.22 million tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 156.10 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 154.56 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 192.23 million tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 153.17 million tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1982 | 152.42 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 151.51 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 188.09 million tonnes | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 186.73 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 185.37 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 184.02 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 146.11 million tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 144.99 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 179.91 million tonnes | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 178.47 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 212.29 million tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 175.31 million tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 173.75 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 206.71 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 205.07 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 203.56 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 202.12 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 200.68 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 231.91 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 229.18 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 194.14 million tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 223.86 million tonnes | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 221.29 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 218.76 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 216.27 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 244.29 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 271.48 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 268.09 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 265.24 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 262.85 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 289.33 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 286.52 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 312.00 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 280.72 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 305.57 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 329.41 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 325.16 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 294.27 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 290.29 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 312.06 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 307.47 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 328.29 million tonnes | +6.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 328.29 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.00 million tonnes, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 328.29 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 515.05 million tonnes, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +32.1% | 129.62 million tonnes | 171.28 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.27 million tonnes | 129.62 million tonnes | 138.73 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 171.21 million tonnes | 154.56 million tonnes | 205.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.46 million tonnes | 144.99 million tonnes | 192.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 193.79 million tonnes | 173.75 million tonnes | 212.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.93 million tonnes | 194.14 million tonnes | 271.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 295.11 million tonnes | 262.85 million tonnes | 329.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 309.53 million tonnes | 290.29 million tonnes | 328.29 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 115 Cape Verde 356.30 million tonnes compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Vanuatu was 328.29 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 329.41 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.62 million tonnes in 1969.
- How does Vanuatu rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Vanuatu ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.