Meat — Stock Variation in World
World: Meat — Stock Variation was 445 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat — Stock Variation in World, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, meat — stock variation in World stood at 445 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.7% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — stock variation in World peaked at 7,476 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4,801 1000 t, in 2019.
World ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat — Stock Variation in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -392 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,523 1000 t | -488.5% |
| 2012 | 5,247 1000 t | +244.5% |
| 2013 | 5,690 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 5,266 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 5,144 1000 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3,808 1000 t | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 5,343 1000 t | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 6,445 1000 t | +20.6% |
| 2019 | -4,801 1000 t | -174.5% |
| 2020 | 5,564 1000 t | -215.9% |
| 2021 | 7,476 1000 t | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 2,196 1000 t | -70.6% |
| 2023 | 445 1000 t | -79.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat — Stock Variation in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +488.5% | -392 1000 t | 1,523 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,327 1000 t | -4,801 1000 t | 6,445 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,920 1000 t | 445 1000 t | 7,476 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — stock variation in World?
- Meat — stock variation in World was 445 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — stock variation recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 7,476 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat — stock variation recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,801 1000 t in 2019.
- How does World rank for meat — stock variation?
- World ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat — stock variation rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Stock Variation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.