Per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia
Serbia: Per capita meat consumption by type was 0.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.04 kilograms per year per capita for per capita meat consumption by type in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia peaked at 0.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kilograms per year per capita, in 2016.
Serbia ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0132 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2007 | 0.0131 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 kilograms per year per capita | +99.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0261 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | +33.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.04 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2 kilograms per year per capita, 20% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.04 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.505 kilograms per year per capita, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0197 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0131 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0262 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.022 kilograms per year per capita | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 kilograms per year per capita | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 155 Cambodia 0.05 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 156 Burundi 0.0484 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 157 Eswatini 0.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 159 Dominican Republic 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 160 Syria 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 161 Suriname 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia?
- Per capita meat consumption by type in Serbia was 0.04 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 per capita meat consumption by type recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for per capita meat consumption by type?
- Serbia ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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 Per capita meat consumption by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.