Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0832 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, total — production, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0832 t per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0832 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 t per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0206 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.021 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0212 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0243 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0254 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0303 t per person | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0313 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0314 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0329 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0357 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.038 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0396 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.038 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0417 t per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0424 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0419 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0448 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0475 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0474 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.046 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0428 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0418 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0439 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0475 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0475 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0521 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0565 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0581 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0631 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0659 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0684 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0755 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0753 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0739 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0736 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0749 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0706 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0721 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0736 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.073 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0759 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0796 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0794 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0794 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0775 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0754 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0813 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0829 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0827 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0815 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0825 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0823 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0829 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0823 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0801 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0832 t per person | +3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0832 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.054 t per person, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0832 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0542 t per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0233 t per person | 0.0194 t per person | 0.0303 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0373 t per person | 0.0313 t per person | 0.0424 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 t per person | 0.0418 t per person | 0.0521 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0668 t per person | 0.0565 t per person | 0.0755 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0746 t per person | 0.0706 t per person | 0.0796 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0799 t per person | 0.0754 t per person | 0.0829 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0822 t per person | 0.0801 t per person | 0.0832 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, total — production, per capita in Portugal?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Portugal was 0.0832 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0832 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 t per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.