What is meat supply per person in Mexico?

Meat supply per person in Mexico was 78.22 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 Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 78.22 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 24.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1971.

How does Mexico rank for meat supply per person?

Mexico ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

Name: Meat supply per person in Mexico
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)

Mexico: Meat supply per person was 78.22 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.22 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

50th

of 191 countries

All-time high

78.22 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

All-time low

24.21 kilograms per year per capita

in 1971

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 78.22 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Mexico peaked at 78.22 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.21 kilograms per year per capita, in 1971.

That places Mexico 50th 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	25.9 kilograms per year per capita	24.76 kilograms per year per capita	26.75 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	29.53 kilograms per year per capita	24.21 kilograms per year per capita	35.19 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	39.58 kilograms per year per capita	35.25 kilograms per year per capita	42.68 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	44.71 kilograms per year per capita	36.07 kilograms per year per capita	53.09 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	60.5 kilograms per year per capita	55.87 kilograms per year per capita	63.82 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	67.36 kilograms per year per capita	64.36 kilograms per year per capita	72.63 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	75.58 kilograms per year per capita	72.41 kilograms per year per capita	78.22 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Mexico

47 Grenada 80.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
48 France 80.31 kilograms per year per capita compare
49 New Zealand 79.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
51 Panama 78.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
52 Cyprus 77.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
53 Hungary 76.33 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 20.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Mexico?: Meat supply per person in Mexico was 78.22 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 Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 78.22 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 24.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1971.
How does Mexico rank for meat supply per person?: Mexico ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.