Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia
Tunisia: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 0.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.79
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 2002
All-time low
0.4666
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.79 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia peaked at 1.25 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4666, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 74th 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.
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7717 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7631 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8011 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8197 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9048 | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7622 | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6551 | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5467 | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5647 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5438 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6194 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6651 | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6624 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5831 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4666 | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6364 | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5407 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4936 | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6283 | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5061 | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5365 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5292 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.532 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5335 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.553 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5727 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6994 | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.681 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | +50.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9675 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.02 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.15 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.13 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9213 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9722 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9151 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8969 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8487 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.87 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.85 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.86 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.85 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.82 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.78 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7321 | 0.5467 | 0.9048 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5839 | 0.4666 | 0.6651 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6167 | 0.5061 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 0.9675 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.8487 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.845 | 0.8 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.785 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.29 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Tunisia was 0.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 2002.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4666 in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Tunisia ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).