Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 465.97 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 465.97 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zimbabwe peaked at 465.97 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.65 million tonnes, in 1967.
Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 41.93 million tonnes | 33.65 million tonnes | 49.13 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.45 million tonnes | 46.75 million tonnes | 76.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.04 million tonnes | 53.00 million tonnes | 64.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.60 million tonnes | 51.49 million tonnes | 77.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.11 million tonnes | 86.67 million tonnes | 139.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 414.65 million tonnes | 365.25 million tonnes | 455.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.34 million tonnes | 413.99 million tonnes | 465.97 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 93 Papua New Guinea 472.75 million tonnes compare
- 94 South Africa 471.46 million tonnes compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 469.97 million tonnes compare
- 97 Albania 457.59 million tonnes compare
- 98 Ecuador 454.99 million tonnes compare
- 99 Congo 451.51 million tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zimbabwe?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Zimbabwe was 465.97 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 465.97 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.65 million tonnes in 1967.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Zimbabwe ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.