South Korea vs Uruguay: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year
South Korea
0.22
in 2023
Uruguay
0.25
in 2023
South Korea rank
126th
Uruguay rank
123rd
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.25 against 0.22 in South Korea, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1891 | 0.2648 | 0.0757 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.1504 | 0.2266 | 0.0762 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.1159 | 0.263 | 0.1471 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.1542 | 0.8577 | 0.7035 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.2126 | 1.02 | 0.8095 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.216 | 0.921 | 0.705 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1725 | 1.18 | 1 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year, South Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.25 against 0.22 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.03, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- South Korea ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.