These Are The 5 Countries With The Most Consumption Of Meat In The World

YOGYAKARTA Meat is a source of nutrition that is popular with the world community. This food ingredient is very popular because it has a delicious taste and is easy to process into various dishes. Therefore, it is not surprising that global meat consumption has continued to increase in recent years. So, which countries with the most meat consumption? Let's look at the full information below.

For information, there are dozens of types of meat that are used as food in various parts of the world, including horses (France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and several other countries); dogs (Chingkok, South Korea, Vietnam, and the Arctic region); cats (Chingkok, Peru);

However, in the modern era, most of the meat consumed by humans comes from cows (cows and young/veals); poultry such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and other birds; pork from pigs; as well as sheep and castration from sheep.

According to World Population Review data, the following is a list of countries with the most consumption in the world:

China occupies the first position in the list of countries with the most meat consumption. Total meat consumption in the Bamboo Curtain Country reaches 102.9 million metric tons per year in 2022.

With a total population of 1,471,288,870, every Chinese population spends about 70.6 kg per year. The most widely consumed type of meat is pork.

In China, this food is used in a variety of dishes, such as tumis, boiled dishes, char siu (burned babi) and so on.

The country with the most meat consumption number two, namely the United States (US). The total consumption of meat per capita in this country reaches 123 kg.

With a population of 331,002,650 people, the US spent 41,56 million metric tons in 2022.

The type of meat most consumed in US citizens is beef as much as 38 kg per capita.

Brazil is also one of the countries with the most meat consumption. Throughout 2022, the country spent 21.27 million metric tons of meat.

According to the World Population Review, each Brazilian consumes at least 98.8 kg of meat a year with beef as the most consumed type of meat.

Next up is Mexico, the country spent about 9.8 million metric tons of meat throughout 2022.

Every Mexican resident consumes at least 77.5 kg of meat per year. The most widely used type of meat as food is chicken meat as much as 38.8 kg per capita, followed by pork amounting to 22 kg per capita.

India ranks fifth in the list of countries with the most meat consumption in the world. Total meat consumption in the country reaches 9.4 million metric tons per year.

Every Indian resident consumes at least 6.63 kg of meat per year. The type of meat that is trough is consumed by many Indians, namely chicken as much as 3.5 kg, followed by 2.2 kg of beef.

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