Meat supply per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Meat supply per person was 69.07 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.07 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
72.46 kilograms per year per capita
in 2016
All-time low
13.6 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat supply per person in Malaysia, 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
Malaysia recorded 69.07 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Malaysia peaked at 72.46 kilograms per year per capita in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.6 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat supply per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.6 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 14 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 13.88 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.46 kilograms per year per capita | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 15.07 kilograms per year per capita | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 15.65 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 15.58 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 15.42 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 16.79 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 16.83 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 16.75 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.48 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 16.94 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 18.07 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 22.26 kilograms per year per capita | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 23.34 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 21.9 kilograms per year per capita | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 22.89 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 22.73 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 24.76 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 24.99 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 25.97 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 26.87 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 27.83 kilograms per year per capita | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 30.17 kilograms per year per capita | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 30.29 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 33.02 kilograms per year per capita | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 32.19 kilograms per year per capita | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 34.51 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 37.95 kilograms per year per capita | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 42.12 kilograms per year per capita | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 46.61 kilograms per year per capita | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 50.45 kilograms per year per capita | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 52.51 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 52.9 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.03 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52.84 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.6 kilograms per year per capita | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 46.48 kilograms per year per capita | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 45.61 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 47.44 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 48.11 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.35 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.03 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 51.81 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 51.01 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.12 kilograms per year per capita | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 51.98 kilograms per year per capita | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 61.01 kilograms per year per capita | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 61.3 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.91 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 65.44 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 68.65 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 70.74 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 72.46 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 68.75 kilograms per year per capita | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 67.75 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 66.11 kilograms per year per capita | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.88 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 63.97 kilograms per year per capita | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 66.96 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 69.07 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 69.07 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.27 kilograms per year per capita, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 69.07 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.53 kilograms per year per capita, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.94 kilograms per year per capita | 13.6 kilograms per year per capita | 16.79 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.92 kilograms per year per capita | 16.75 kilograms per year per capita | 23.34 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.06 kilograms per year per capita | 24.76 kilograms per year per capita | 34.51 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.55 kilograms per year per capita | 37.95 kilograms per year per capita | 53.03 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.38 kilograms per year per capita | 45.61 kilograms per year per capita | 51.98 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.51 kilograms per year per capita | 61.01 kilograms per year per capita | 72.46 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.72 kilograms per year per capita | 63.97 kilograms per year per capita | 69.07 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 67 Slovakia 70.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 68 Finland 69.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 69 Uruguay 69.3 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 71 Sweden 68.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 72 Belize 68.18 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 67.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Malaysia?
- Meat supply per person in Malaysia was 69.07 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.46 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for meat supply per person?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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
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.