Per capita meat consumption is projected to grow worldwide from an average of 28.1 kilograms from 2021 to 2023 to 28.6 kilograms in 2023. Meanwhile, the global population is also expected to further increase. In combination this will drive up total worldwide meat consumption. Consumption is highest in the OECD country group, where per capita consumption is forecast to reach 56.4 kilograms in 2033. North America is the region with the highest per capita meat consumption.
Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group
(in kilograms of retail weight)
*Average per capita consumption for each country group from 2021 to 2023. **2033 data is forecast. The source adds the following information: "Per capita consumption expressed in retail weight. Carcass weight to retail weight conversion factors of 0.7 for beef and veal, 0.78 for pig meat and 0.88 for both sheep meat and poultry meat". Based on calendar year. Figures have been rounded.
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OECD. (July 2, 2024). Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group (in kilograms of retail weight) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/
OECD. "Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group (in kilograms of retail weight)." Chart. July 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/
OECD. (2024). Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group (in kilograms of retail weight). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/
OECD. "Projected per Capita Meat Consumption Worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by Country Group (in Kilograms of Retail Weight)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/
OECD, Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group (in kilograms of retail weight) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Projected per capita meat consumption worldwide from 2021 to 2033, by country group (in kilograms of retail weight) [Graph], OECD, July 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270102/meat-consumption-worldwide-per-capita/
