Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia
Zambia: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 142.51 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
142.51 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
158th
of 192 countries
All-time high
150.53 million tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
44.72 million tonnes
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 142.51 million tonnes for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia peaked at 150.53 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.72 million tonnes, in 1964.
Zambia ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.09 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 46.51 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 46.06 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 44.72 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 47.87 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 52.69 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 53.83 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 58.42 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 59.50 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 57.28 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 56.01 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 65.63 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 60.03 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 60.24 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 62.81 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 64.45 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 63.64 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 62.83 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 62.06 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 63.62 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 62.07 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 64.20 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 58.89 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 54.50 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 58.16 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 58.90 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 59.69 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 61.22 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 63.45 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 78.01 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 80.79 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 79.46 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 79.46 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.09 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 73.41 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 73.97 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.82 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 83.62 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 86.90 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 84.40 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 86.63 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 88.09 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 88.85 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.89 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 87.69 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 81.95 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 83.36 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 83.58 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.39 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 133.74 million tonnes | +51.3% |
| 2011 | 134.46 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 147.27 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 149.63 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 147.21 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 146.69 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 140.32 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 149.48 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 150.53 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 127.84 million tonnes | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 144.42 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 136.74 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 144.09 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 142.51 million tonnes | -1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 142.51 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.00 million tonnes, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 142.51 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +51.3% | 88.39 million tonnes | 133.74 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.74 million tonnes | 44.72 million tonnes | 59.50 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.50 million tonnes | 56.01 million tonnes | 65.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.47 million tonnes | 54.50 million tonnes | 64.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.45 million tonnes | 73.41 million tonnes | 86.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.78 million tonnes | 81.95 million tonnes | 88.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.72 million tonnes | 127.84 million tonnes | 150.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.94 million tonnes | 136.74 million tonnes | 144.42 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zambia was 142.51 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 150.53 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.72 million tonnes in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Zambia ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.