The per-capita meat consumption in Germany increased from an estimated 46 kilograms in 2018 to 47.9 kg by 2022. Consumption in Italy and Spain also increased. Poland saw the largest rise in meat consumption in this time period. Consumption of meat in France remained mostly stable.

Meat consumption in Germany

German meat consumption is currently decreasing. Pork consumption especially, the biggest meat category by consumption volume, has declined since 2014. For 2022, the per capita consumption of pork is estimated to be under 30 kilograms for the first time. Germany has the highest share of young individuals who consider themselves to be vegetarian among European countries. With the growing importance of these younger generations, meat consumption is likely to keep declining.

Meat consumption in the UK

The generational shift in consumption habits is also visible in the United Kingdom. Meat-free nutrition is the goal for over a quarter of millennials in 2023. The share of Generation Z consumers that aimed for a meat-free diet in 2023 was 43 percent. Beef and veal are on the chopping block. From 2006 to 2019/20, consumption per person per week declined from 128 to 97 grams per person.

This statistic presents the share of Greater China in the global beef consumption in 2018, by region. That year, mainland China accounted for approximately 14 percent of the beef consumed in the world.

A slight increase in pork consumption per capita was witnessed in China in 2021, following four years of declines since 2017. The decline was primarily due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever in China in 2018 and 2019, which killed over 130 million pigs. The Chinese, on the other hand, consumed approximately 14 kilograms of poultry in 2021, slightly lower than the year prior.
Pork consumption in China Pork has been served in Chinese cuisine for over 2,000 years. As a result of increased affluence and the maturing hog in the farming sector, pork has become increasingly available to ordinary Chinese households. In 2021, nearly 44 million metric tons of pork had been served on the dining tables in China. With lesser than 20 percent of the world’s population, the Chinese accounted for 40 percent of worldwide pork consumption. People in China’s south-western regions, Chongqing and Sichuan eat the most pork, while those in Xinjiang and Ningxia consume the least.
Poultry consumption in China Due to its affordability, chicken and other fowl meat were also important parts of the Chinese diet. Poultry is by far the cheapest meat in China, according to a Statista estimate. The average price of chicken meat in 2021 amounted to approximately 5.6 U.S. dollars, nearly half the average price of pig meat. On the other side, China’s chicken consumption increased due to the notion of healthy eating. China’s poultry market turnover is predicted to exceed 21,000 U.S. dollars by 2026, more than double what it was in 2020.

Context

Meat consumption is related to living standards, diet, livestock production and consumer prices, as well as macroeconomic uncertainty and shocks to GDP. Compared to other commodities, meat is characterised by high production costs and high output prices. Meat demand is associated with higher incomes and a shift - due to urbanisation - to food consumption changes that favour increased proteins from animal sources in diets. While the global meat industry provides food and a livelihood for billions of people, it also has significant environmental and health consequences for the planet.

This dataset was refreshed in 2018, with world meat projections up to 2026 are presented for beef and veal, pig, poultry, and sheep. Meat consumption is measured in thousand tonnes of carcass weight (except for poultry expressed as ready to cook weight) and in kilograms of retail weight per capita. Carcass weight to retail weight conversion factors are: 0.7 for beef and veal, 0.78 for pig meat, and 0.88 for both sheep meat and poultry meat. Excludes Iceland but includes all EU 28 member countries.

Content

The csv file has 5 columns:

• LOCATION = the country code name
• SUBJECT = The type of meat(pig, beef, etc)
• TIME = the year the data was recorded
• MEASURE = the measure used to show the value
• VALUE = The value, according to the measure

Acknowledgements

https://data.oecd.org/agroutput/meat-consumption.htm OECD/FAO (2017), “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook”, OECD Agriculture statistics (database). doi: dx.doi.org/10.1787/agr-outl-data-en (Accessed on 24 January 2018)

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By 2024, poultry was forecasted to be the most consumed kind of meat product in Brazil, with 30 kilograms per capita. Beef and veal were also predicted to be one of the most widely enjoyed meat types by Brazilians that year, with an estimate of nearly 19 kilograms consumed per capita.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Beef data was reported at 0.013 kg in 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.013 kg for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Beef data is updated yearly, averaging 0.012 kg from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.019 kg in 2004 and a record low of 0.008 kg in 2013. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Beef data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC008: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban.

In 2024, the most consumed type of meat in the United States was broiler chicken, at about 102.1 pounds per capita. This figure is expected to increase to around 110.4 pounds per capita by 2034. Chickens in the United States To accommodate the growing demand for chicken among American consumers, there is a rapidly expanding chicken industry in the United States. The overall value of all chickens in America was over 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. In that same year, an individual chicken in the United States was worth 3.32 U.S. dollars. Meat consumption in the United States On average, Americans purchase fresh meat about 27 times per year, compared to only 4.3 times for fresh seafood. A 2018 survey found that nearly half of Americans eat chicken a couple times a week but not every day, while only 9 percent ate chicken on a daily basis. Ready-to-eat meat/poultry is also very popular among consumers in the United States, with about 40 percent of Americans eating ready-to-eat meat at least once a week as of 2017.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Processed Meat: Shredded Fried Meat data was reported at 0.002 oz in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.008 oz for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Processed Meat: Shredded Fried Meat data is updated yearly, averaging 0.004 oz from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.008 oz in 2017 and a record low of 0.002 oz in 2018. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Processed Meat: Shredded Fried Meat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC008: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Lamb Meat data was reported at 0.001 kg in 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.001 kg for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Lamb Meat data is updated yearly, averaging 0.001 kg from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.002 kg in 2004 and a record low of 0.001 kg in 2018. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Lamb Meat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC009: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Broiler Meat data was reported at 0.134 kg in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.136 kg for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Broiler Meat data is updated yearly, averaging 0.095 kg from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.136 kg in 2017 and a record low of 0.071 kg in 2006. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban: Meat: Fresh Meat: Broiler Meat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC008: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Urban.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Local Chicken Meat data was reported at 0.016 kg in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.019 kg for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Local Chicken Meat data is updated yearly, averaging 0.015 kg from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.140 kg in 2008 and a record low of 0.009 kg in 2013. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural: Meat: Fresh Meat: Local Chicken Meat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC009: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Rural.

Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Prepared Food and Beverages: Roated Meat on Skewer data was reported at 0.094 Portion in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.086 Portion for 2017. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Prepared Food and Beverages: Roated Meat on Skewer data is updated yearly, averaging 0.064 Portion from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2018, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.094 Portion in 2018 and a record low of 0.033 Portion in 2003. Indonesia Average Weekly Consumption per Capita: Prepared Food and Beverages: Roated Meat on Skewer data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HC007: Average Weekly Consumption per Capita.

Global lamb and sheep meat consumption amounted to 8,960 thousand tons in 2015, remaining stable against the previous year level.

More Chinese young consumers had chicken and beef meat than over-35 year-olds did, a survey of 2018 revealed. In fact, 90 percent of 18-to-24 year-olds had chicken meat during the previous year, while only 79 percent of 45-to-54 year-olds did the same. On the contrary, the consumption of pork meat seemed to be more popular among older respondents.

China EVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data was reported at 123.890 Prev Year=100 in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 130.600 Prev Year=100 for Nov 2024. China EVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data is updated monthly, averaging 105.502 Prev Year=100 from Jan 2018 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 152.664 Prev Year=100 in Jan 2022 and a record low of 74.500 Prev Year=100 in Aug 2020. China EVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JE: Trade Value Index: YoY: SITC3 Classification.

Global rabbit meat consumption amounted to 1,599 thousand tons in 2015, ascending by +2.9% against the previous year level.

In Mexico, regular meat consumption becomes in general more frequent with age, according to a survey conducted between 2018 and 2019. At that point in time, the share of adults (aged 20 years and older) that consumed meat regularly in the North American country amounted to close to 65 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 19 was equal to 50 percent, whereas that of one to four year-olds amounted to roughly 37 percent. It was estimated that the most consumed kind of meat in Mexico was poultry.

Global turkey meat consumption amounted to 5,657 thousand tons in 2015, picking up by 4.0% against the previous year level.

China IVI: MoM: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data was reported at 84.165 Average 12 Mths PY=100 in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 78.300 Average 12 Mths PY=100 for Nov 2024. China IVI: MoM: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data is updated monthly, averaging 93.000 Average 12 Mths PY=100 from Jan 2018 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 296.000 Average 12 Mths PY=100 in Dec 2019 and a record low of 55.600 Average 12 Mths PY=100 in Feb 2022. China IVI: MoM: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JE: Trade Value Index: MoM: SITC3 Classification.

China IVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data was reported at 99.300 Prev Year=100 in Nov 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 87.100 Prev Year=100 for Oct 2024. China IVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data is updated monthly, averaging 100.472 Prev Year=100 from Jan 2018 (Median) to Nov 2024, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 306.300 Prev Year=100 in Mar 2020 and a record low of 45.400 Prev Year=100 in Mar 2022. China IVI: YoY: SITC3: Other Meat and Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen (Except Meat and Meat Offal Unfit or Unsuitable for Human Consumption) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JE: Trade Value Index: YoY: SITC3 Classification.