خلاصہ: Mapped: Countries That Eat the Most Meat Per Capita
Mapped: Countries That Eat the Most Meat Per Capita
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Key Takeaways
- The Kingdom of Tonga, a remote island nation located west of Australia, is the world’s leading meat eater.
- Other meat-loving countries include Mongolia (primarily goat and lamb), the U.S. (mostly chicken and beef), and Israel (also heavily chicken and beef).
Meats are some of the world’s most popular sources of protein, though regional appetites are often shaped by differences in wealth, culture, and local agriculture.
In this graphic, we visualize the countries that eat the most meat at a per capita level based on data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO).
Data & Discussion
The data for this visualization comes from the UN FAO, accessed via World Population Review. It measures the annual amount of meat consumed per person, in kilograms, across countries worldwide in 2022.
| Rank | Country | Meat Consumption per capita (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga |
148 |
| 2 | Mongolia |
132 |
| 3 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
124 |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR |
123 |
| 5 | United States |
123 |
| 6 | Marshall Islands |
118 |
| 7 | Argentina |
113 |
| 8 | Israel |
113 |
| 9 | Macau |
113 |
| 10 | Australia |
112 |
| 11 | Bahamas |
108 |
| 12 | Nauru |
108 |
| 13 | Samoa |
105 |
| 14 | Spain |
105 |
| 15 | Brazil |
98.8 |
| 16 | Portugal |
98.4 |
| 17 | French Polynesia |
96.2 |
| 18 | Belarus |
94.5 |
| 19 | Croatia |
94.2 |
| 20 | Iceland |
93.4 |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda |
92.9 |
| 22 | Chile |
92.1 |
| 23 | Saint Lucia |
91.8 |
| 24 | Canada |
91.0 |
| 25 | Ireland |
90.7 |
| 26 | Saint Kittsand Nevis |
89.7 |
| 27 | Barbados |
88.9 |
| 28 | Qatar |
88.8 |
| 29 | Taiwan |
88.5 |
| 30 | Montenegro |
88.4 |
| 31 | Bahrain |
88.1 |
| 32 | New Zealand |
86.6 |
| 33 | Luxembourg |
86.1 |
| 34 | France |
84.6 |
| 35 | United Kingdom |
84.1 |
| 36 | Latvia |
83.7 |
| 37 | South Korea |
83.4 |
| 38 | United ArabEmirates |
83.2 |
| 39 | New Caledonia |
82.5 |
| 40 | Kuwait |
82.4 |
| 41 | Russia |
81.7 |
| 42 | Poland |
81.6 |
| 43 | Lithuania |
81.4 |
| 44 | Bolivia |
79.8 |
| 45 | Dominica |
79.4 |
| 46 | Greece |
78.9 |
| 47 | Panama |
78.7 |
| 48 | Austria |
78.0 |
| 49 | Grenada |
77.6 |
| 50 | Guyana |
77.5 |
| 51 | Mexico |
77.5 |
| 52 | Seychelles |
76.7 |
| 53 | Hungary |
76.6 |
| 54 | Cyprus |
76.3 |
| 55 | Serbia |
74.6 |
| 56 | Italy |
73.6 |
| 57 | Norway |
72.2 |
| 58 | Finland |
71.6 |
| 59 | Germany |
71.3 |
| 60 | Malaysia |
70.8 |
| 61 | China |
70.6 |
| 62 | Kazakhstan |
70.2 |
| 63 | Estonia |
68.9 |
| 64 | Tuvalu |
68.2 |
| 65 | Sweden |
68.1 |
| 66 | Romania |
67.9 |
| 67 | Denmark |
67.0 |
| 68 | Switzerland |
66.7 |
| 69 | Gabon |
65.4 |
| 70 | Malta |
65.4 |
| 71 | South Africa |
65.2 |
| 72 | Netherlands |
65.1 |
| 73 | Jamaica |
64.9 |
| 74 | Belgium |
64.5 |
| 75 | Uruguay |
63.8 |
| 76 | Colombia |
62.9 |
| 77 | Trinidad andTobago |
62.6 |
| 78 | Micronesia |
62.4 |
| 79 | Bulgaria |
60.8 |
| 80 | Cuba |
60.6 |
| 81 | Slovakia |
60.6 |
| 82 | Slovenia |
60.4 |
| 83 | Japan |
60.4 |
| 84 | Costa Rica |
60.3 |
| 85 | Mauritius |
60.1 |
| 86 | Armenia |
59.5 |
| 87 | Turkmenistan |
59.0 |
| 88 | Suriname |
58.9 |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea |
58.8 |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia |
58.5 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic |
57.8 |
| 92 | Zimbabwe |
56.6 |
| 93 | Peru |
54.3 |
| 94 | Vietnam |
53.6 |
| 95 | Ecuador |
53.3 |
| 96 | Albania |
53.2 |
| 97 | Belize |
52.0 |
| 98 | Fiji |
51.9 |
| 99 | Republic ofthe Congo |
49.1 |
| 100 | Chad |
48.9 |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
48.9 |
| 102 | Ukraine |
48.0 |
| 103 | Turkey |
46.8 |
| 104 | Guatemala |
46.0 |
| 105 | Libya |
45.5 |
| 106 | Oman |
44.9 |
| 107 | El Salvador |
42.9 |
| 108 | Kiribati |
42.9 |
| 109 | Uzbekistan |
42.4 |
| 110 | North Macedonia |
42.3 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan |
40.5 |
| 112 | Lebanon |
40.3 |
| 113 | Georgia |
40.2 |
| 114 | Honduras |
39.5 |
| 115 | Maldives |
38.9 |
| 116 | Moldova |
38.8 |
| 117 | Cape Verde |
38.8 |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan |
38.2 |
| 119 | Jordan |
37.9 |
| 120 | Venezuela |
36.9 |
| 121 | Tajikistan |
35.9 |
| 122 | Central African Republic |
35.7 |
| 123 | Vanuatu |
35.3 |
| 124 | Philippines |
35.1 |
| 125 | Mauritania |
33.7 |
| 126 | Nicaragua |
32.5 |
| 127 | Egypt |
32.4 |
| 128 | Paraguay |
32.2 |
| 129 | Iran |
31.9 |
| 130 | Morocco |
31.5 |
| 131 | Malawi |
30.8 |
| 132 | Tunisia |
30.2 |
| 133 | Laos |
30.0 |
| 134 | Timor-Leste |
29.8 |
| 135 | Comoros |
29.3 |
| 136 | Botswana |
29.3 |
| 137 | Namibia |
27.9 |
| 138 | Eswatini |
26.1 |
| 139 | Thailand |
25.9 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso |
24.9 |
| 141 | Gambia |
23.3 |
| 142 | Angola |
23.3 |
| 143 | Iraq |
22.0 |
| 144 | South Sudan |
21.7 |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe |
21.3 |
| 146 | Senegal |
21.1 |
| 147 | Pakistan |
21.1 |
| 148 | Liberia |
20.4 |
| 149 | Myanmar |
20.1 |
| 150 | Haiti |
19.7 |
| 151 | Sudan |
19.4 |
| 152 | Indonesia |
19.2 |
| 153 | Zambia |
18.1 |
| 154 | Algeria |
18.1 |
| 155 | Benin |
17.8 |
| 156 | Ghana |
17.7 |
| 157 | Nepal |
16.8 |
| 158 | Syria |
16.6 |
| 159 | Solomon Islands |
16.1 |
| 160 | Yemen |
16.0 |
| 161 | Bhutan |
15.7 |
| 162 | Cameroon |
15.0 |
| 163 | Djibouti |
14.7 |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau |
13.7 |
| 165 | Guinea |
12.9 |
| 166 | Cambodia |
12.4 |
| 167 | Sri Lanka |
11.9 |
| 168 | Tanzania |
11.8 |
| 169 | Somalia |
11.3 |
| 170 | Ivory Coast |
11.2 |
| 171 | Lesotho |
11.2 |



Tonga
Mongolia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Hong Kong SAR
United States
Marshall Islands
Argentina
Israel
Macau
Australia
Bahamas
Nauru
Samoa
Spain
Brazil
Portugal
French Polynesia
Belarus
Croatia
Iceland
Antigua and Barbuda
Chile
Saint Lucia
Canada
Ireland
Saint Kitts
Barbados
Qatar
Taiwan
Montenegro
Bahrain
New Zealand
Luxembourg
France
United Kingdom
Latvia
South Korea
United Arab
New Caledonia
Kuwait
Russia
Poland
Lithuania
Bolivia
Dominica
Greece
Panama
Austria
Grenada
Guyana
Mexico
Seychelles
Hungary
Cyprus
Serbia
Italy
Norway
Finland
Germany
Malaysia
China
Kazakhstan
Estonia
Tuvalu
Sweden
Romania
Denmark
Switzerland
Gabon
Malta
South Africa
Netherlands
Jamaica
Belgium
Uruguay
Colombia
Trinidad and
Micronesia
Bulgaria
Cuba
Slovakia
Slovenia
Japan
Costa Rica
Mauritius
Armenia
Turkmenistan
Suriname
Papua New Guinea
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic
Zimbabwe
Peru
Vietnam
Ecuador
Albania
Belize
Fiji
Republic of
Chad
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine
Turkey
Guatemala
Libya
Oman
El Salvador
Kiribati
Uzbekistan
North Macedonia
Azerbaijan
Lebanon
Georgia
Honduras
Maldives
Moldova
Cape Verde
Kyrgyzstan
Jordan
Venezuela
Tajikistan
Central African Republic
Vanuatu
Philippines
Mauritania
Nicaragua
Egypt
Paraguay
Iran
Morocco
Malawi
Tunisia
Laos
Timor-Leste
Comoros
Botswana
Namibia
Eswatini
Thailand
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Angola
Iraq
South Sudan
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Pakistan
Liberia
Myanmar
Haiti
Sudan
Indonesia
Zambia
Algeria
Benin
Ghana
Nepal
Syria
Solomon Islands
Yemen
Bhutan
Cameroon
Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Somalia
Ivory Coast
Lesotho