Meat supply 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
188
Highest
156.93 kilograms per year per capita
Tonga
Lowest
3.49 kilograms per year per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
56.46 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Meat supply per person is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 156.93 kilograms per year per capita in Tonga; the lowest is 3.49 kilograms per year per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.46 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 54.81 kilograms per year per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 214.8%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 67.0%).
Meat supply per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 156.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 136.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 125.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | United States | 122.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Macao | 121.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 118.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 116.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 114.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 9 | Bahamas | 114.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 111.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 11 | Nauru | 109.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 12 | Samoa | 109.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 108.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 107.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bermuda | 105.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 104.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 101.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 100.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 99.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 99.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 98.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 98.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Iceland | 98.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 96.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands Antilles | 96.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 96.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 94.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Taiwan | 91.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 90.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 89.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 88.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 88.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominica | 86.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 35 | Tuvalu | 85.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 36 | Russia | 84.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 84.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia | 84.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 84.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 83.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 82.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 82.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 45 | Greece | 81.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 80.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Grenada | 80.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 48 | France | 80.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 49 | New Zealand | 79.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 78.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 78.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 77.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 76.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 54 | Bahrain | 76.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 55 | Barbados | 76.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 56 | Brunei | 74.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 73.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | China | 73.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 72.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 61 | Netherlands | 71.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 62 | Qatar | 71.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 71.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 64 | Seychelles | 70.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 70.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 70.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Slovakia | 70.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 68 | Finland | 69.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 69.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 69.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 71 | Sweden | 68.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 72 | Belize | 68.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 67.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 66.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 76 | Cuba | 65.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 64.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Estonia | 64.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 64.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 64.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 81 | Micronesia (country) | 63.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 82 | Switzerland | 63.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 63.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 84 | Fiji | 63.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 63.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 62.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 62.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 61.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 89 | Vietnam | 60.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 60.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 91 | Belgium | 59.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 92 | Japan | 59.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 58.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 94 | South Africa | 58.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 58.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 57.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 56.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 56.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 99 | Congo | 55.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 55.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 54.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 102 | Guatemala | 54.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 51.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 51.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Ukraine | 49.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 107 | Turkey | 49.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 108 | Suriname | 48.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 47.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 110 | Chad | 47 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 45.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 45.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 113 | Kiribati | 45.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 43.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 43.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 43.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 80.3% | flat |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 40.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 39.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 39.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 38.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 122 | Venezuela | 37.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 123 | Honduras | 37.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 124 | Oman | 37.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritania | 36.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 36.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 127 | Jordan | 35.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 128 | Moldova | 33.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 129 | Philippines | 33.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 32.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Morocco | 32.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 132 | East Timor | 31.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 133 | Laos | 31.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 134 | Tunisia | 30.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 135 | Iran | 29.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 29.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | 28.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Egypt | 27.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 139 | Paraguay | 26.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 140 | Comoros | 26.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Thailand | 24.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 24.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 23.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 22.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 146 | Algeria | 22.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 21.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 148 | Iraq | 21.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 149 | Myanmar | 20.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 20.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 151 | Senegal | 20.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 152 | Indonesia | 19.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Gambia | 19.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 154 | Lesotho | 18.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 155 | Angola | 18.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 156 | Sudan | 18.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 157 | Zambia | 17.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 158 | Ghana | 17.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 159 | Benin | 17.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 160 | Syria | 16.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 161 | Cambodia | 16.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 15.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 163 | Guinea | 15.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 164 | Cameroon | 14.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 165 | Bhutan | 14.66 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 166 | Nepal | 14.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 167 | Djibouti | 14.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 169 | North Korea | 13.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 170 | Yemen | 13.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 171 | Liberia | 12.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 172 | Tanzania | 12.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 174 | Togo | 11.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 11.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 176 | Somalia | 11.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 177 | Uganda | 10.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 10.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 179 | Mozambique | 10.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 180 | Kenya | 10.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 181 | India | 8.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 182 | Niger | 7.66 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 183 | Mali | 7.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 184 | Nigeria | 7.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 6.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 186 | Rwanda | 6.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 6.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 188 | Madagascar | 5.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 4.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 190 | Burundi | 3.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 65.82 kilograms per year per capita
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.