Cuba vs El Salvador: Per capita meat consumption in the United States
Cuba
29.13 kilograms per year per capita
in 2019
El Salvador
29.9 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Cuba rank
70th
El Salvador rank
67th
Per capita meat consumption in the United States over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.9 kilograms per year per capita against 29.13 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba, a difference of 0.77 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 kilograms per year per capita | 1.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2.67 kilograms per year per capita | Cuba |
| 1970s | 6.02 kilograms per year per capita | 1.89 kilograms per year per capita | 4.14 kilograms per year per capita | Cuba |
| 1980s | 10.75 kilograms per year per capita | 4.87 kilograms per year per capita | 5.89 kilograms per year per capita | Cuba |
| 1990s | 8.77 kilograms per year per capita | 7.14 kilograms per year per capita | 1.64 kilograms per year per capita | Cuba |
| 2000s | 14.7 kilograms per year per capita | 15.34 kilograms per year per capita | 0.6398 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 21.79 kilograms per year per capita | 22.41 kilograms per year per capita | 0.615 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita meat consumption in the united states, Cuba or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 29.9 kilograms per year per capita against 29.13 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita meat consumption in the united states between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 0.77 kilograms per year per capita, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for per capita meat consumption in the united states?
- Cuba ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 67th 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 Per capita meat consumption in the United States. 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.