What is meat supply per person in Rwanda?

Meat supply per person in Rwanda was 6.43 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 Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 9.6 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 3.6 kilograms per year per capita in 1965.

How does Rwanda rank for meat supply per person?

Rwanda ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Rwanda 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 Rwanda

Name: Meat supply per person in Rwanda
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)

Rwanda: Meat supply per person was 6.43 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

6.43 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 4.9%

World rank

186th

of 191 countries

All-time high

9.6 kilograms per year per capita

in 2015

All-time low

3.6 kilograms per year per capita

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Rwanda, 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

Rwanda recorded 6.43 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Rwanda peaked at 9.6 kilograms per year per capita in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6 kilograms per year per capita, in 1965.

That places Rwanda 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.82 kilograms per year per capita	3.6 kilograms per year per capita	4.1 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	4.22 kilograms per year per capita	3.72 kilograms per year per capita	4.79 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	4.55 kilograms per year per capita	4.11 kilograms per year per capita	5.03 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	4.09 kilograms per year per capita	3.69 kilograms per year per capita	4.62 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	5.75 kilograms per year per capita	4.53 kilograms per year per capita	6.68 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	8.53 kilograms per year per capita	7.77 kilograms per year per capita	9.6 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	6.97 kilograms per year per capita	6.13 kilograms per year per capita	8.36 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

183 Mali 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
184 Nigeria 7.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
185 Ethiopia 6.91 kilograms per year per capita compare
187 Afghanistan 6.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
188 Madagascar 5.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
189 Bangladesh 4.49 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 69.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Rwanda?: Meat supply per person in Rwanda was 6.43 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 Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 9.6 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 3.6 kilograms per year per capita in 1965.
How does Rwanda rank for meat supply per person?: Rwanda ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.