Per capita meat consumption by type 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
191
Highest
42.6 kilograms per year per capita
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
0 kilograms per year per capita
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.5 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,208
What the numbers show
Per capita meat consumption by type is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 42.6 kilograms per year per capita in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is 0 kilograms per year per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 1.56 kilograms per year per capita.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in New Caledonia (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Per capita meat consumption by type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 42.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mongolia | 23.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 97.9% | falling |
| 3 | Gabon | 12.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | Botswana | 12.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | East Timor | 12.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Iceland | 10.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 8.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 8 | Congo | 7.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 6.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritania | 6.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 12 | North Korea | 5.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Cuba | 4.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Namibia | 3.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 18 | Oman | 3.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 3.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 3.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 3.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 2.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 23 | Somalia | 2.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 2.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Liberia | 2.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 28 | Niger | 2.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 2.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 2.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 2.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 32 | Zambia | 2.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kuwait | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 691.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 1.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia | 1.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 41 | Macao | 1.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 1.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 1.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 1.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 1.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 1.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 1.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 1.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 1.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 79.6% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 1.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 1.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 55 | Grenada | 1.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 1.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 1.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 58 | Egypt | 1.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 0.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 60 | Switzerland | 0.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 0.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Tonga | 0.9399 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Germany | 0.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 0.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 67 | USSR | 0.8254 kilograms per year per capita | 1991 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 68 | Haiti | 0.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 69 | Chad | 0.8067 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 70 | Togo | 0.8006 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 71 | Libya | 0.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 0.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 73 | United States | 0.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | Nigeria | 0.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 76 | Denmark | 0.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | China | 0.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 0.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 0.6405 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 82 | Djibouti | 0.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | 0.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 84 | Bahamas | 0.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 0.6189 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 87 | Ecuador | 0.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | 0.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 89 | Canada | 0.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Nauru | 0.5591 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 91 | New Caledonia | 0.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.5469 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Algeria | 0.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 93 | France | 0.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 0.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 0.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 70.4% | flat |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 0.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Brazil | 0.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 0.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 76.3% | rising |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 103 | Austria | 0.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 104 | Guinea | 0.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 105 | Panama | 0.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 0.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 107 | Ukraine | 0.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 0.3998 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Tanzania | 0.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 110 | Cyprus | 0.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 0.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 112 | Micronesia (country) | 0.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Slovenia | 0.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 114 | Vietnam | 0.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 0.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 116 | Laos | 0.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Moldova | 0.2846 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 0.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 119 | Madagascar | 0.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 120 | Angola | 0.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 0.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Uruguay | 0.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 0.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 126 | South Korea | 0.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 127 | Belarus | 0.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Romania | 0.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 129 | Maldives | 0.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 0.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Philippines | 0.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 134 | Colombia | 0.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | India | 0.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Guatemala | 0.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 0.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 137 | Pakistan | 0.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 139 | Japan | 0.119 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Poland | 0.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei | 0.1023 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Iran | 0.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 143 | Guyana | 0.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 0.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Seychelles | 0.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Yemen | 0.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 147 | Thailand | 0.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 0.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Jordan | 0.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Iraq | 0.0772 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Taiwan | 0.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Armenia | 0.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | 0.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cambodia | 0.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Burundi | 0.0484 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Serbia | 0.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 159 | Dominican Republic | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Syria | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 161 | Suriname | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Montenegro | 0.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 0.0218 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Malaysia | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Turkey | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Venezuela | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Kiribati | 0.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Jamaica | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Costa Rica | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Indonesia | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Mozambique | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Israel | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Lebanon | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Belize | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Bermuda | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Fiji | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Myanmar | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Malawi | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Nepal | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | El Salvador | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.