Meat Consumption by Country 2022
This chart ranks countries by daily meat supply per person in grams in 2022, covering all meat types. The figure measures food available for consumption rather than what is actually eaten, so household waste is included and real intake is s...
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Meat Consumption by Country 2022Tonga leads with 415 grams of meat per person per day, ahead of Mongolia on 361 grams. Both figures rose the following year, Tonga to 430 and Mongolia to 373, so 2022 marks a slightly lower baseline for the two leaders. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits unusually high at 349 grams, third place, a position it would lose in 2023. The United States on 336 grams is the only large Western economy in the top four. Israel's 309 grams is the highest in the Middle East and does not appear in the 2023 top ten. Small Pacific and Caribbean island states take four of the ten places, while Argentina's 312 grams reflects a beef-centred food culture that has held steady for decades.
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