What is meat supply per person in Sweden?

Meat supply per person in Sweden was 68.35 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 Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 81.12 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 49.71 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.

How does Sweden rank for meat supply per person?

Sweden ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sweden 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 Sweden

Name: Meat supply per person in Sweden
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)

Sweden: Meat supply per person was 68.35 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

68.35 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

71st

of 191 countries

All-time high

81.12 kilograms per year per capita

in 2013

All-time low

49.71 kilograms per year per capita

in 1972

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Sweden, 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

Sweden recorded 68.35 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Sweden peaked at 81.12 kilograms per year per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.71 kilograms per year per capita, in 1972.

That places Sweden 71st 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	51.34 kilograms per year per capita	49.9 kilograms per year per capita	53.02 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	56.83 kilograms per year per capita	49.71 kilograms per year per capita	63.18 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	59.85 kilograms per year per capita	57.55 kilograms per year per capita	63.61 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	64.66 kilograms per year per capita	58.94 kilograms per year per capita	72.64 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	76.01 kilograms per year per capita	69.04 kilograms per year per capita	79.63 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	76.1 kilograms per year per capita	69.88 kilograms per year per capita	81.12 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	67.5 kilograms per year per capita	66.4 kilograms per year per capita	68.54 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Sweden

68 Finland 69.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
69 Uruguay 69.3 kilograms per year per capita compare
70 Malaysia 69.07 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
74 Jamaica 66.96 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
Rural population 10.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Sweden?: Meat supply per person in Sweden was 68.35 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 Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 81.12 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 49.71 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.
How does Sweden rank for meat supply per person?: Sweden ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.