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 191 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.

Meat supply per person in Malaysia

Name: Meat supply per person in Malaysia
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)

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 191 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

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 191 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.

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

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
Rural population 22.6% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)

All data for Malaysia →

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 191 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

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.