Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
42.6
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.5
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,208
What the numbers show
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 42.6 in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5, and the mean is 1.54.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 119 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 kilograms per year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 42.6 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 1 | USSR | 0.8254 | 1991 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mongolia | 23.61 | 2023 | up 97.9% | falling |
| 3 | Gabon | 12.83 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | Botswana | 12.62 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | East Timor | 12.53 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Iceland | 10.83 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 8.84 | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 8 | Congo | 7.74 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritania | 6.31 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.16 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 12 | North Korea | 5.9 | 2018 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Cuba | 4.53 | 2019 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.27 | 2023 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 4 | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Namibia | 3.98 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.7 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 18 | Oman | 3.65 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 3.65 | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 3.58 | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 3.01 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 2.84 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 23 | Somalia | 2.79 | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 2.67 | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Liberia | 2.54 | 2023 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.39 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.33 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 28 | Niger | 2.27 | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 2.09 | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 2.07 | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 2.05 | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 32 | Zambia | 2.01 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kuwait | 1.98 | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 1.98 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 1.9 | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 1.9 | 2023 | up 691.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 1.9 | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 1.86 | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 1.83 | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia | 1.8 | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 41 | Macao | 1.68 | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.61 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 1.6 | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 1.48 | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 1.45 | 2022 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 1.44 | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 1.43 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 1.37 | 2023 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 1.36 | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 1.24 | 2023 | down 79.6% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 1.23 | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 1.13 | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 1.13 | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 1.12 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 55 | Grenada | 1.12 | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 1.09 | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 1.09 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 58 | Egypt | 1.03 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 0.99 | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 60 | Switzerland | 0.96 | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 0.96 | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Tonga | 0.9399 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Germany | 0.93 | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.91 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0.9 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 0.82 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 68 | Chad | 0.8067 | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 69 | Togo | 0.8006 | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 70 | Libya | 0.8 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 0.8 | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 72 | United States | 0.79 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.79 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.78 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 75 | Denmark | 0.76 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 76 | China | 0.76 | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 0.71 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 78 | Portugal | 0.65 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.65 | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Benin | 0.6405 | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 81 | Djibouti | 0.64 | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Uganda | 0.62 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 83 | Bahamas | 0.62 | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 0.6189 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 0.59 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 0.58 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 87 | Mexico | 0.58 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 88 | Canada | 0.57 | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Nauru | 0.5591 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 0.55 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.5469 | 2009 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Algeria | 0.52 | 2023 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 92 | France | 0.52 | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0.51 | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Finland | 0.5 | 2023 | down 70.4% | flat |
| 96 | Lithuania | 0.5 | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Qatar | 0.5 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.49 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 0.48 | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 0.47 | 2023 | down 76.3% | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 0.46 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 0.46 | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 103 | Guinea | 0.45 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 0.44 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.43 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0.4 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 107 | Marshall Islands | 0.3998 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Tanzania | 0.39 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 0.34 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Sweden | 0.33 | 2023 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 111 | Micronesia (country) | 0.32 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | 0.31 | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 113 | Vietnam | 0.29 | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 0.29 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 115 | Laos | 0.29 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Moldova | 0.2846 | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 0.28 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 118 | Madagascar | 0.27 | 2023 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 119 | Angola | 0.26 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 0.26 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 121 | Paraguay | 0.25 | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0.25 | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.24 | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 0.22 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 125 | South Korea | 0.22 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 0.21 | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Romania | 0.2 | 2023 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 128 | Maldives | 0.2 | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 0.19 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 0.18 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Georgia | 0.18 | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | 0.16 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 133 | Colombia | 0.15 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | India | 0.14 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Guatemala | 0.14 | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 0.12 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0.12 | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 138 | Japan | 0.119 | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 0.11 | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei | 0.1023 | 2009 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran | 0.1 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.1 | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Barbados | 0.1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Seychelles | 0.1 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen | 0.09 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 146 | Thailand | 0.09 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.09 | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Albania | 0.08 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | 0.08 | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Iraq | 0.0772 | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Taiwan | 0.07 | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Armenia | 0.07 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 0.06 | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Cambodia | 0.05 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Burundi | 0.0484 | 2022 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Eswatini | 0.04 | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Serbia | 0.04 | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 158 | Dominican Republic | 0.03 | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Syria | 0.03 | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 160 | Suriname | 0.03 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 0.03 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 0.0218 | 2022 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Malaysia | 0.02 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Turkey | 0.02 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Venezuela | 0.02 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 0.02 | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Kiribati | 0.02 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Jamaica | 0.01 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Indonesia | 0.01 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Mozambique | 0.01 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Israel | 0.01 | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Lebanon | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Belize | 0.01 | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Samoa | 0.01 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Bermuda | 0 | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Fiji | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Myanmar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Malawi | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Nepal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 6.94
- South Africa 0.84