Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 1.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.03
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 1985
All-time low
0.7334
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt is 1.03, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt peaked at 1.8 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7334, in 1977.
Egypt ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9804 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9816 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.01 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.03 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8508 | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8822 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8817 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8283 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8686 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8143 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7913 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7475 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7664 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7334 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7415 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7493 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7668 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9465 | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 1.34 | +41.2% |
| 1983 | 1.49 | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 1.7 | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 1.41 | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.53 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.51 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.59 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.51 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.48 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.45 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.54 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.59 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.47 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.37 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.41 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.97 | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.96 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9797 | 0.8508 | 1.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7922 | 0.7334 | 0.8817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 | 0.7668 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.28 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.97 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 0.96 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 55 Grenada 1.12 compare
- 56 Senegal 1.09 compare
- 56 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.09 compare
- 59 Ethiopia 0.99 compare
- 60 Switzerland 0.96 compare
- 61 French Polynesia 0.96 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Egypt was 1.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7334 in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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