Leading countries in meat consumption in the world

The level of meat consumption varies across different countries in the world, and a ranking on this topic was recently published by "Visual Capitalist." This was reported by Zamin.uz.

According to the analysis results, Argentina leads in beef consumption. In this country, each citizen consumes an average of 46 kilograms of beef per year.

Zimbabwe ranks second, with an annual beef consumption of 44.4 kilograms per person. Following are the USA (38 kg), Israel (36.1 kg), and Brazil (34.6 kg).

In Argentina, beef consumption is associated with the national dish — asado, while in Zimbabwe, this figure is explained by livestock being the main source of food. Croatia leads in pork consumption, where each person consumes an average of 57.4 kilograms of pork annually.

Additionally, Spain, Montenegro, Hong Kong, and Poland also have high figures. In these countries, pork is an integral part of many national dishes.

Regarding chicken meat consumption, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hold the first place. In this country, each citizen consumes an average of 94.1 kilograms of chicken meat per year.

Tonga, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Israel also have high chicken meat consumption. Due to limited land resources in island countries, raising chickens is a convenient and inexpensive source of food.

The highest consumption of sheep and goat meat is observed in Mongolia. In this country, each citizen consumes an average of 68.5 kilograms of sheep and goat meat annually.

Following are Bahrain, New Caledonia, Turkmenistan, and Chad. Experts believe that the nomadic lifestyle and traditional livestock-based diet in these countries have contributed to such figures.