What is meat supply per person in Australia?

Meat supply per person in Australia was 116.78 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 130.14 kilograms per year per capita in 1978.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 94.81 kilograms per year per capita in 1974.

How does Australia rank for meat supply per person?

Australia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Australia

Name: Meat supply per person in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Meat supply per person was 116.78 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

116.78 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

7th

of 191 countries

All-time high

130.14 kilograms per year per capita

in 1978

All-time low

94.81 kilograms per year per capita

in 1974

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Australia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat supply per person in Australia is 116.78 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Australia peaked at 130.14 kilograms per year per capita in 1978 and was at its lowest, 94.81 kilograms per year per capita, in 1974.

Australia ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	109.05 kilograms per year per capita	102.84 kilograms per year per capita	113.7 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	116.79 kilograms per year per capita	94.81 kilograms per year per capita	130.14 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	110.3 kilograms per year per capita	106.64 kilograms per year per capita	112.06 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	110.7 kilograms per year per capita	106.23 kilograms per year per capita	115.05 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	114.43 kilograms per year per capita	108.66 kilograms per year per capita	123.8 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	118.7 kilograms per year per capita	113 kilograms per year per capita	123.93 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	114.55 kilograms per year per capita	108.34 kilograms per year per capita	119.78 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Australia

4 United States 122.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
5 Macao 121.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 118.46 kilograms per year per capita compare
8 Argentina 114.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
9 Bahamas 114.91 kilograms per year per capita compare
10 Belarus 111.72 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Australia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
Rural population 12.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Australia?: Meat supply per person in Australia was 116.78 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 130.14 kilograms per year per capita in 1978.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 94.81 kilograms per year per capita in 1974.
How does Australia rank for meat supply per person?: Australia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.