What is meat supply per person in Romania?

Meat supply per person in Romania was 72.45 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 Romania?

The highest recorded value was 74.62 kilograms per year per capita in 1990.

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

The lowest recorded value was 26.63 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.

How does Romania rank for meat supply per person?

Romania ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Romania 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 Romania

Name: Meat supply per person in Romania
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)

Romania: Meat supply per person was 72.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.45 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

59th

of 191 countries

All-time high

74.62 kilograms per year per capita

in 1990

All-time low

26.63 kilograms per year per capita

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Romania, 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 Romania is 72.45 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Romania peaked at 74.62 kilograms per year per capita in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.63 kilograms per year per capita, in 1963.

That places Romania 59th 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	31.32 kilograms per year per capita	26.63 kilograms per year per capita	35.81 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	52.01 kilograms per year per capita	39.66 kilograms per year per capita	64.75 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	58.5 kilograms per year per capita	55.44 kilograms per year per capita	63.2 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	57.4 kilograms per year per capita	50.87 kilograms per year per capita	74.62 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	59.89 kilograms per year per capita	48.16 kilograms per year per capita	69.82 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	62.94 kilograms per year per capita	56.61 kilograms per year per capita	68.3 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	70.04 kilograms per year per capita	68.15 kilograms per year per capita	72.45 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Romania

56 Brunei 74.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
57 Austria 73.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
58 China 73.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
60 Malta 71.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
61 Netherlands 71.58 kilograms per year per capita compare
62 Qatar 71.43 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Romania

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 47.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Romania?: Meat supply per person in Romania was 72.45 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 Romania?: The highest recorded value was 74.62 kilograms per year per capita in 1990.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 26.63 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.
How does Romania rank for meat supply per person?: Romania ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.