What is the difference in daily meat consumption per person between Cuba and USSR?

0.27 grams per day per capita, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Cuba vs USSR: Daily meat consumption per person

Cuba

180.06 grams per day per capita

in 2019

USSR

180.33 grams per day per capita

in 1991

Cuba rank

77th

USSR rank

75th

Daily meat consumption per person over time

Cuba
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 180.33 grams per day per capita against 180.06 grams per day per capita in Cuba, a difference of 0.27 grams per day per capita.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 77th and USSR ranks 75th of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	89.41 grams per day per capita	120.6 grams per day per capita	31.19 grams per day per capita	USSR
1970s	87.55 grams per day per capita	155.31 grams per day per capita	67.77 grams per day per capita	USSR
1980s	100.3 grams per day per capita	178 grams per day per capita	77.7 grams per day per capita	USSR
1990s	100.11 grams per day per capita	188.51 grams per day per capita	88.39 grams per day per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily meat consumption per person, Cuba or USSR?: USSR, at 180.33 grams per day per capita against 180.06 grams per day per capita in Cuba as of 1991.
What is the difference in daily meat consumption per person between Cuba and USSR?: 0.27 grams per day per capita, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Cuba and USSR rank globally for daily meat consumption per person?: Cuba ranks 77th and USSR ranks 75th 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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Indicator: Daily meat consumption per person
Unit: grams per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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