Per capita meat type in United States
United States: Per capita meat type was 54.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
54.54
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
57.29
in 2020
All-time low
16.77
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat type in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita meat type in United States is 54.54, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat type in United States peaked at 57.29 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.77, in 1962.
That places United States 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.61 | 16.77 | 20.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.68 | 21.19 | 25.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.15 | 26.42 | 37.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.75 | 39.61 | 48.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.87 | 47.9 | 53.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.81 | 49.58 | 56.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.47 | 52.31 | 57.29 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.943 (2021)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.943 (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat type in United States?
- Per capita meat type in United States was 54.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat type recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 57.29 in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita meat type recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.77 in 1962.
- How does United States rank for per capita meat type?
- United States ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat type rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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