Meat Consumption By Country 2025

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1.	Hong Kong	137.08 kg
2.	United States	124.11 kg
3.	Australia	121.61 kg
4.	Argentina	109.39 kg
5.	New Zealand	100.9 kg
6.	Spain	100.26 kg
7.	Israel	97.02 kg
8.	Samoa	96.68 kg
9.	Portugal	94.07 kg
10.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	91.05 kg
11.	Iceland	91.02 kg
12.	Saint Lucia	90.9 kg
13.	Poland	88.71 kg
14.	Mongolia	88.38 kg
15.	Germany	87.79 kg
16.	Austria	87.23 kg
17.	Chile	83.17 kg
18.	France	83.05 kg
19.	Czech Republic	82.79 kg
20.	Canada	82.63 kg
21.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	82.51 kg
22.	Malta	82.06 kg
23.	Belarus	81.47 kg
24.	Lithuania	81.28 kg
25.	Italy	80.96 kg
26.	Luxembourg	80.08 kg
27.	United Kingdom	79.9 kg
28.	Hungary	79.73 kg
29.	Taiwan	77.57 kg
30.	Brazil	77.32 kg
31.	Sweden	77.07 kg
32.	Ireland	76.85 kg
33.	Finland	76.7 kg
34.	Russia	76.62 kg
35.	Slovenia	76.4 kg
36.	Netherlands	75.82 kg
37.	Croatia	75.3 kg
38.	Montenegro	73.01 kg
39.	Cyprus	72.83 kg
40.	Antigua and Barbuda	72.05 kg
41.	Greece	71.7 kg
42.	Bolivia	71.4 kg
43.	Barbados	71.38 kg
44.	Denmark	70.83 kg
45.	South Korea	70.71 kg
46.	Latvia	68.73 kg
47.	Trinidad and Tobago	68.66 kg
48.	New Caledonia	68.61 kg
49.	Switzerland	67.54 kg
50.	Norway	67.47 kg
51.	Kuwait	67.12 kg
52.	Belgium	65.78 kg
53.	Panama	65.02 kg
54.	Kazakhstan	64.89 kg
55.	Mexico	64.88 kg
56.	Romania	63.92 kg
57.	Estonia	63.64 kg
58.	Vietnam	63.34 kg
59.	United Arab Emirates	62.03 kg
60.	Turkmenistan	60.22 kg
61.	South Africa	60.03 kg
62.	Grenada	59.4 kg
63.	Slovakia	59.35 kg
64.	Gabon	59.21 kg
65.	Jamaica	58.97 kg
66.	Bulgaria	58.32 kg
67.	Myanmar	58.25 kg
68.	Uruguay	57.7 kg
69.	Colombia	55.91 kg
70.	Cuba	55.48 kg
71.	Dominican Republic	55.25 kg
72.	Dominica	55.03 kg
73.	Saudi Arabia	54.13 kg
74.	Paraguay	54.07 kg
75.	Costa Rica	53.56 kg
76.	Serbia	53.49 kg
77.	Malaysia	52.9 kg
78.	Mauritius	50.9 kg
79.	Japan	49.33 kg
80.	Albania	47.51 kg
81.	Ukraine	46.92 kg
82.	Armenia	45.64 kg
83.	Ecuador	45.22 kg
84.	Guyana	45.22 kg
85.	Fiji	43.85 kg
86.	Oman	43.34 kg
87.	Suriname	42.4 kg
88.	Belize	41.09 kg
89.	Venezuela	40.94 kg
90.	Republic of the Congo	40.11 kg
91.	Turkey	38.87 kg
92.	Moldova	38.12 kg
93.	Jordan	37.91 kg
94.	Philippines	37.04 kg
95.	Guatemala	36.39 kg
96.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.03 kg
97.	Vanuatu	36.03 kg
98.	Iran	35.98 kg
99.	Central African Republic	35.9 kg
100.	Morocco	35.12 kg
101.	Uzbekistan	34.41 kg
102.	Azerbaijan	34.08 kg
103.	Honduras	33.09 kg
104.	Cape Verde	32.18 kg
105.	Georgia	31.83 kg
106.	Mauritania	31.06 kg
107.	Nicaragua	30.82 kg
108.	Namibia	30.53 kg
109.	El Salvador	30.52 kg
110.	Kyrgyzstan	30.46 kg
111.	Laos	30.41 kg
112.	Kiribati	29.96 kg
113.	Tunisia	28.36 kg
114.	Thailand	27.37 kg
115.	Chad	26.48 kg
116.	Egypt	26.29 kg
117.	Botswana	24.44 kg
118.	Peru	24.41 kg
119.	Lebanon	23.97 kg
120.	Mali	23.68 kg
121.	Angola	23.49 kg
122.	Sudan	21.39 kg
123.	Maldives	20.61 kg
124.	Malawi	20.34 kg
125.	Benin	20.24 kg
126.	Lesotho	19.89 kg
127.	Liberia	18.27 kg
128.	Algeria	18.06 kg
129.	Zimbabwe	17.67 kg
130.	Haiti	17.61 kg
131.	Guinea Bissau	17.29 kg
132.	Pakistan	16.87 kg
133.	Yemen	16.86 kg
134.	Tajikistan	16.47 kg
135.	Kenya	15.94 kg
136.	Djibouti	15.04 kg
137.	Senegal	14.13 kg
138.	Ghana	13.73 kg
139.	North Korea	13.67 kg
140.	Nepal	13.55 kg
141.	Zambia	13.12 kg
142.	Guinea	13.05 kg
143.	Niger	12.75 kg
144.	Togo	12.58 kg
145.	Cambodia	12.34 kg
146.	Madagascar	12.34 kg
147.	Burkina Faso	12 kg
148.	Cameroon	11.98 kg
149.	Solomon Islands	11.74 kg
150.	Indonesia	11.7 kg
151.	Uganda	9.69 kg
152.	Mozambique	9.39 kg
153.	Rwanda	9.08 kg
154.	Sri Lanka	9.04 kg
155.	Sierra Leone	8.23 kg
156.	Gambia	7.82 kg
157.	Nigeria	7.15 kg
158.	Ethiopia	5.4 kg
159.	Bangladesh	4.04 kg
160.	India	3.78 kg

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Countries that Consume the Most Meat
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Exploring Global Meat Consumption

Claimed by many as a dietary essential, and by some, a delicacy, meat consumption varies tremendously across the world. Meat, the edible flesh of animals consumed by humans, played a significant role in our evolutionary history and has been a key component of human diets since time immemorial. Today, meat consumption speaks volumes about a country's cultural, economic, and sometimes, even political nuances.

The charts are topped by Hong Kong, with a staggering per person meat consumption of 137.08 kg, closely followed by the United States and Australia.
An interesting trend visible is the high consumption of meat in developed countries, including the likes of New Zealand, Spain, and Israel, all of which are in the top ten countries for meat consumption.
Contrastingly, low-income countries, predominantly from Africa and Asia, such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and India, reported the lowest meat consumption per capita.
Europe seems to be a high meat-consuming region, with many European countries like Portugal, Poland, Germany, and the United Kingdom featuring in the top 30.
An important outlier to note is Argentina. Despite being an emerging economy, it ranks fourth in meat consumption, signifying the cultural importance of meat in Argentinian cuisine, especially beef.

Countries that Consume the Most Meat

Topping the charts is Hong Kong, with 137.08 kg of meat consumed per person. Following Hong Kong, the United States residents report a considerable meat diet too, with a total of 124.11 kg of meat consumption per person. The "Land Down Under," Australia, ranks third, with a per-person meat consumption of 121.61 kg. Australian cuisine is a fusion of indigenous, British, and Mediterranean influences, amplifying their consumption of various kinds of meat. South American nation Argentina, despite being an emerging economy, holds the fourth spot driven by their cultural significance of meat, particularly beef, leading to a high consumption rate of 109.39 kg per person. The other countries that complete the top ten list include New Zealand (100.9 kg), Spain (100.26 kg), Israel (97.02 kg), Samoa (96.68 kg), Portugal (94.07 kg), and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (91.05 kg). Countries that Consume the Most Meat:

Hong Kong - 137.08 kg
United States - 124.11 kg
Australia - 121.61 kg
Argentina - 109.39 kg
New Zealand - 100.9 kg
Spain - 100.26 kg
Israel - 97.02 kg
Samoa - 96.68 kg
Portugal - 94.07 kg
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 91.05 kg

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Meat Consumption By Country

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Exploring Global Meat Consumption

Countries that Consume the Most Meat

By Region

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait