According to a survey from Rakuten Insight conducted in February 2024 in Asia, the most popular reason for not consuming plant-based food alternatives across the region was that they were costlier than the animal-based ones. Other important reasons across Asia included difficulties in finding the products in the surrounding area and not seeing a need for plant-based alternatives to animal-based ones.
Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory
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Original question: "What are your reason(s) for not eating plant-based alternatives? More than one answer is allowed."
Number of respondents in: China: 654; Hong Kong: 877;Â Indonesia: 2,319;Â India: 7,404;Â Japan: 189;Â South Korea: 1,463;Â Malaysia: 2,472;Â the Philippines: 3,167;Â Singapore: 1,509;Â Thailand: 3,417;Â Taiwan: 3,065;Â and Vietnam: 332.
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Rakuten Insight. (April 12, 2024). Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory." Chart. April 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/
Rakuten Insight. (2024). Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons for Not Consuming Plant-based Food Alternatives in Asia in 2024, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading reasons for not consuming plant-based food alternatives in Asia in 2024, by country or territory [Graph], Rakuten Insight, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464110/asia-top-reasons-against-plant-based-food-use-by-country/