Australia vs United States: Daily meat consumption per person
Australia
319.94 grams per day per capita
in 2023
United States
334.41 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Daily meat consumption per person over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 334.41 grams per day per capita against 319.94 grams per day per capita in Australia, a difference of 14.47 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298.76 grams per day per capita | 268.56 grams per day per capita | 30.2 grams per day per capita | Australia |
| 1970s | 319.96 grams per day per capita | 292.15 grams per day per capita | 27.81 grams per day per capita | Australia |
| 1980s | 302.18 grams per day per capita | 301.52 grams per day per capita | 0.6595 grams per day per capita | Australia |
| 1990s | 303.28 grams per day per capita | 323.28 grams per day per capita | 20 grams per day per capita | United States |
| 2000s | 313.5 grams per day per capita | 340.81 grams per day per capita | 27.3 grams per day per capita | United States |
| 2010s | 325.22 grams per day per capita | 323.24 grams per day per capita | 1.98 grams per day per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 313.82 grams per day per capita | 336.29 grams per day per capita | 22.47 grams per day per capita | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily meat consumption per person, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 334.41 grams per day per capita against 319.94 grams per day per capita in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily meat consumption per person between Australia and United States?
- 14.47 grams per day per capita, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for daily meat consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.