Australia vs United States: Meat supply vs. GDP per capita
Australia
116.78 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
United States
122.06 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Meat supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 122.06 kilograms per year per capita against 116.78 kilograms per year per capita in Australia, a difference of 5.28 kilograms per year 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 | 109.05 kilograms per year per capita | 98.03 kilograms per year per capita | 11.02 kilograms per year per capita | Australia |
| 1970s | 116.79 kilograms per year per capita | 106.63 kilograms per year per capita | 10.15 kilograms per year per capita | Australia |
| 1980s | 110.3 kilograms per year per capita | 110.06 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2407 kilograms per year per capita | Australia |
| 1990s | 110.7 kilograms per year per capita | 118 kilograms per year per capita | 7.3 kilograms per year per capita | United States |
| 2000s | 114.43 kilograms per year per capita | 124.39 kilograms per year per capita | 9.96 kilograms per year per capita | United States |
| 2010s | 118.7 kilograms per year per capita | 117.98 kilograms per year per capita | 0.722 kilograms per year per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 114.55 kilograms per year per capita | 122.75 kilograms per year per capita | 8.2 kilograms per year per capita | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat supply vs. gdp per capita, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 122.06 kilograms per year per capita against 116.78 kilograms per year per capita in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in meat supply vs. gdp per capita between Australia and United States?
- 5.28 kilograms per year 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 meat supply vs. gdp per capita?
- 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply vs. GDP per capita. 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.