Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen
Yemen: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 111.13 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen, 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
The most recent figure for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen is 111.13 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen peaked at 128.94 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.44 million tonnes, in 1970.
That places Yemen 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 25.87 million tonnes | 21.58 million tonnes | 27.99 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.60 million tonnes | 21.44 million tonnes | 57.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.08 million tonnes | 51.73 million tonnes | 68.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.04 million tonnes | 48.82 million tonnes | 63.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.84 million tonnes | 73.28 million tonnes | 112.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.19 million tonnes | 100.74 million tonnes | 128.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.30 million tonnes | 111.13 million tonnes | 127.69 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 166 Nepal 117.17 million tonnes compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 112.73 million tonnes compare
- 170 North Korea 106.72 million tonnes compare
- 171 Liberia 100.17 million tonnes compare
- 172 Tanzania 98.51 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Yemen was 111.13 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 128.94 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.44 million tonnes in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Yemen ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.