One person consumed on average 9.6 kilograms of meat per year in Africa in the period between 2021 and 2023. Chicken meat was the most consumed on the continent, at 3.8 kilograms per capita yearly. During the same period, Africa registered the lowest meat consumption per capita in the world. By 2033, the demand is expected to reach around 9.8 kilograms per capita.
Average per capita consumption of meat in Africa between 2021 and 2023, with a forecast for 2033, by type
(in kilograms)
The figures were rounded.
Per capita consumption expressed in boneless retail weight. Carcass weight to boneless retail weight conversion factors is 0.6 for poultry meat, 0.66 for sheep meat, 0.73 for pig meat, 0.67 for beef and veal.
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