Per capita meat and fish consumption 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
87.92 kilograms per year per capita
Tonga
Lowest
0.461 kilograms per year per capita
Chad
Median
21.91 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Per capita meat and fish consumption is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 87.92 kilograms per year per capita in Tonga; the lowest is 0.461 kilograms per year per capita in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.91 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 25.09 kilograms per year per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 191.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 536.5%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 61.4%).
Per capita meat and fish consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 87.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 76.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 74.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 72.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 6 | Samoa | 71.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 67.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahamas | 66.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 64.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands Antilles | 63.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Brunei | 56.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 56.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 54.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 15 | Tuvalu | 54.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 16 | Nauru | 53.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 53.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 51.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 19 | French Polynesia | 51.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominica | 50.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 50.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritius | 49.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Barbados | 48.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 25 | Bermuda | 48.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 26 | Qatar | 48.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 47.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Belize | 47.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 29 | Fiji | 46.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 46.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 46.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Grenada | 45.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Bolivia | 45.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 43.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 42.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Macao | 42.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 38 | Taiwan | 42.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 41.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 41.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 41 | Seychelles | 40.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bahrain | 39.2 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 38.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 38.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 38.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 38.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 37.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Micronesia (country) | 37.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 49 | Kuwait | 36.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Suriname | 36.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 51 | Congo | 36.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 206.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 35.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Gabon | 35.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 35.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 34.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Russia | 34.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 33.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Spain | 32.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 32.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 31.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 62 | Iceland | 31.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 31.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Libya | 31.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 30.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Greece | 30.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 29.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 29.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 29.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 29.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Japan | 27.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 72 | Lithuania | 27.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 26.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 25.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 25.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 77 | Kiribati | 25.66 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 25.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 25.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 24.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 24.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 82 | France | 24.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Korea | 24.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Czechia | 24.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 24.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 24.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 87 | Iran | 23.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 23.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 23.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Finland | 23.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 23.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 92 | Moldova | 22.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 22.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 22.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 96 | Comoros | 21.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 97 | Montenegro | 21.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 98 | Turkey | 21.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 21.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 20.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 101 | Italy | 20.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 102 | Denmark | 20.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 20.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Tunisia | 20.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Croatia | 20.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 19.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 19.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 109 | Vietnam | 19.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Venezuela | 19.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 18.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Morocco | 18.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 113 | China | 18.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 18.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | 17.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Austria | 17.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 118 | Switzerland | 17.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 119 | Maldives | 17.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | 16.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Germany | 16.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 15.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Philippines | 15.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 15.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Gambia | 15.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 536.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Oman | 15.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 128 | Netherlands | 14.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 129 | Belgium | 13.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 130 | Myanmar | 12.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritania | 11.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Benin | 10.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Thailand | 10.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 10.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 10.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | 9.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 137 | Paraguay | 9.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 9.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Ghana | 9.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Pakistan | 8.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 8.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 8.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 8.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Namibia | 7.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 7.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Mongolia | 7.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 7.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Angola | 7.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Laos | 7.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Nepal | 6.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 6.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 207.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 6.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 6.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Mozambique | 6.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Togo | 6 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea | 5.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Syria | 5.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 5.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 160 | East Timor | 5.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 161 | Malawi | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 4.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Eswatini | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cameroon | 4.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 3.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 166 | Cambodia | 3.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 169 | Liberia | 3.53 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 170 | India | 3.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Zambia | 3.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 3.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Madagascar | 2.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 174 | Botswana | 2.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 2.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Mali | 2.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 177 | Uganda | 1.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 178 | Kenya | 1.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 106.0% | falling |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 1.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 180 | Tanzania | 1.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 181 | Sudan | 1.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 182 | North Korea | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 183 | Nigeria | 1.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 184 | Niger | 0.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 185 | Rwanda | 0.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 0.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 61.4% | rising |
| 187 | Somalia | 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 188 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 189 | Burundi | 0.6386 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 191 | Chad | 0.461 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 8.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 11.12 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.