Daily meat consumption per person by country
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.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
429.95 grams per day per capita
Tonga
Lowest
9.56 grams per day per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
158.44 grams per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Daily meat consumption per person is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 429.95 grams per day per capita in Tonga; the lowest is 9.56 grams per day per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 158.44 grams per day per capita, and the mean is 151.58 grams per day per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 214.8%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 67.0%).
Daily meat consumption per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 429.95 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 372.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 344.16 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | United States | 334.41 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Macao | 332.13 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 324.54 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 319.94 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 314.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 9 | Bahamas | 314.81 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 306.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 11 | Nauru | 299.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 12 | Samoa | 298.75 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 297.89 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 294.33 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bermuda | 288.32 grams per day per capita | 2009 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 286.49 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 277.45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 276.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 273.18 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 272.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 269.97 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 269.78 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 269.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 24 | Iceland | 268.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 265.37 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands Antilles | 264.55 grams per day per capita | 2009 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 264 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 259.7 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Taiwan | 250.69 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 247.46 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 245.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 243.39 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 243.07 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominica | 236.83 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 35 | Tuvalu | 233.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 36 | Russia | 232.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 231.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia | 231.31 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 230.69 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 230.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 228.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 227.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 226.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 225.45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 45 | Greece | 224.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 221.56 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Grenada | 220.41 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 48 | France | 220.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 49 | New Zealand | 217.92 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 214.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 213.75 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 213.56 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 209.12 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 54 | Bahrain | 208.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 55 | Barbados | 208.9 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 56 | Brunei | 204.78 grams per day per capita | 2009 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 201.94 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | China | 201.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 198.49 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 196.6 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 61 | Netherlands | 196.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 62 | Qatar | 195.7 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 195.07 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 64 | Seychelles | 193.68 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 193.62 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 192.88 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Slovakia | 191.81 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 68 | Finland | 190.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 189.86 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 189.23 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 71 | Sweden | 187.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 72 | Belize | 186.79 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 185.86 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 183.45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 75 | USSR | 180.33 grams per day per capita | 1991 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 180.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 180.06 grams per day per capita | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 177.81 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 177.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 80 | Mauritius | 176.85 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 175.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 82 | Micronesia (country) | 175.29 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Switzerland | 175.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 174.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 85 | Fiji | 173.04 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 172.82 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 171.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 171.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 168.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 90 | Vietnam | 165.7 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 165.45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 92 | Belgium | 164.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 93 | Japan | 164.15 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 160.19 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 95 | South Africa | 159.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 159.12 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 157.75 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 155.29 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Ecuador | 154.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 100 | Congo | 152.88 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Peru | 151.89 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 149.78 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 103 | Guatemala | 148.66 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 142.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 141.04 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 140.16 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 107 | Ukraine | 135.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 108 | Turkey | 135.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 109 | Suriname | 132.82 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 129.75 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 111 | Chad | 128.76 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 125.07 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 124.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 114 | Kiribati | 123.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 120.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Libya | 119.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 118.55 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 80.3% | flat |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 112.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 109.51 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 108.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 107.13 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 122 | Lebanon | 104.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 123 | Venezuela | 104.06 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 124 | Honduras | 103.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 125 | Oman | 102.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritania | 100.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 99.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 128 | Jordan | 96.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 129 | Moldova | 92.87 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 130 | Philippines | 92.16 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 90.19 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Morocco | 89.84 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 133 | East Timor | 87.15 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 134 | Laos | 85.15 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 135 | Tunisia | 84.74 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 136 | Iran | 81.92 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 137 | Maldives | 81.15 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Malawi | 77.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Egypt | 75.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 140 | Paraguay | 73.81 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 141 | Comoros | 72.85 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Thailand | 67.07 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 144 | Namibia | 66.27 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 63.23 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 61.32 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 147 | Algeria | 61.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 148 | Pakistan | 58.19 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 149 | Iraq | 57.74 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 150 | Myanmar | 57.21 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 56.79 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 152 | Senegal | 54.82 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 153 | Indonesia | 54.66 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Gambia | 52.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 155 | Lesotho | 51.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 156 | Angola | 50.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 157 | Sudan | 50.32 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 158 | Zambia | 48.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 159 | Ghana | 47.59 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 160 | Benin | 47.35 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 161 | Syria | 44.47 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 162 | Cambodia | 44.19 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 42.79 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 164 | Guinea | 41.59 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 165 | Cameroon | 40.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 40.16 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 167 | Nepal | 39.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 38.55 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.38 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 170 | North Korea | 37.84 grams per day per capita | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 171 | Yemen | 37.59 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 172 | Liberia | 33.75 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 173 | Tanzania | 33.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 175 | Togo | 32.03 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | 31.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 177 | Somalia | 30.47 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 178 | Uganda | 29.73 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 29.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 180 | Mozambique | 28.36 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 181 | Kenya | 27.89 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 182 | India | 22.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 183 | Niger | 20.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 184 | Mali | 20.55 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 185 | Nigeria | 19.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 18.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 187 | Rwanda | 17.62 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 17.51 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 189 | Madagascar | 14.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 12.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 191 | Burundi | 9.76 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.56 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
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.