FAO · Meat Supply per Person
Meat supply per person by country
How many kilograms of meat does the food supply hold per person each year?
Of the 174 countries compared in 2023, Tonga had the highest reading, 156.95, and DR Congo had the lowest reading, 3.49. In the middle country the figure was 57.83. Among the 166 countries measured in every edition since 2010, the middle one moved from 46.14 to 56.02.
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Meat supply per person · 2023
Context statistic
Highest of 174Tonga
156.95012023 · values only
The highest and the lowest
The three countries with the highest values of 174 compared, the three with the lowest, and the highest on each continent. This statistic has no better end, so no country is shown as leading.
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Lowest in 2023
DR Congo3.49
Bangladesh4.49
Madagascar5.34
This statistic has no better end: the two ends describe size, not success.
Highest on each continent
- Africa
Seychelles70.70 - Americas
United States122.06 - AsiaMongolia136.14
- Europe
Belarus111.72 - OceaniaTonga156.95
- Every region
02Every measured country
Meat supply per person on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value. This statistic has no better end, so the shades describe size, not success.
- 3.49–20.73
- 20.88–43.85
- 45.09–64.90
- 65.74–84.00
- 84.20–156.95
- No reading in 2023 (2 measured in an earlier edition)
- Oceania
79.54
the middle country, of 13 measured · 21 members
Tonga156.95
Solomon Islands15.62Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Europe
73.71
the middle country, of 39 measured · 49 members
Belarus111.72
Moldova40.50Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Americas
69.30
the middle country, of 33 measured · 48 members
United States122.06
Haiti20.73Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Asia
38.81
the middle country, of 46 measured · 52 members
Mongolia136.14Bangladesh4.49Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Africa
19.14
the middle country, of 43 measured · 55 members
Seychelles70.70DR Congo3.49Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Eastern Asia
99.47
the middle country, of 6 measured · 8 members
Mongolia136.14
China73.54Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Northern Europe
81.76
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
Denmark101.27
Estonia64.73Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Caribbean
80.46
the middle country, of 11 measured · 24 members
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines118.47Haiti20.73Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Southern Europe
76.88
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Spain100.79
North Macedonia51.48Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Eastern Europe
74.39
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Belarus111.72Moldova40.50Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Western Europe
71.58
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Luxembourg83.03
Belgium59.97Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- South America
65.95
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Argentina114.95
Paraguay26.94Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Central America
59.19
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Mexico78.22
Nicaragua36.26Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Western Asia
49.37
the middle country, of 17 measured · 19 members
Israel108.73
Yemen13.72Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Central Asia
47.36
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Kazakhstan64.90
Tajikistan32.92Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- South-eastern Asia
31.08
the middle country, of 9 measured · 11 members
Malaysia69.07
Cambodia16.13Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Northern Africa
30.93
the middle country, of 5 measured · 6 members
Libya43.68
Algeria22.27Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Southern Africa
24.19
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
South Africa58.27
Lesotho18.79Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Middle Africa
21.89
the middle country, of 6 measured · 9 members
Gabon63.08DR Congo3.49Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Western Africa
15.18
the middle country, of 13 measured · 16 members
Cabo Verde43.85
Nigeria7.11Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Southern Asia
14.48
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Iran29.90Bangladesh4.49Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Eastern Africa
13.12
the middle country, of 14 measured · 19 members
Seychelles70.70Madagascar5.34Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
Australia116.78
New Zealand79.54Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Melanesia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Fiji63.16Solomon Islands15.62Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Micronesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru.
Marshall Islands125.68
Kiribati45.09Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
United States122.06
Canada94.79Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
3 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
Tonga156.95
Tuvalu85.22Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
174 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 57.83; a quarter are above 79.21, and a quarter below 25.54. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 176 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. No rank or position is shown: too many countries share the same value for an order to mean anything. Neither end is the good end: more meat means more protein and usually more income, and also more emissions and, past a point, more diet-related disease. The weights are carcass weights and include waste, so they run above what people actually eat; food eaten by tourists is counted separately and is not in the figure.
Showing 25 of 176 countries
Values for 2023. The change column compares 2023 with 2022 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052010–2023 · 14 reference years
Over time
Each point is one year from 2010, when FAO's current food balance method begins.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 166 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 174 | 57.83 | 25.54 – 79.21 | 56.02 |
| 2022 | 174 | 58.13 | 27.66 – 79.63 | 56.37 |
| 2021 | 174 | 54.63 | 26.54 – 78.48 | 53.36 |
| 2020 | 174 | 53.36 | 27.68 – 78.32 | 50.66 |
| 2019 | 175 | 54.53 | 25.99 – 78.87 | 52.12 |
| 2018 | 168 | 51.67 | 25.71 – 76.16 | 51.67 |
| 2017 | 168 | 49.48 | 24.47 – 73.44 | 49.48 |
| 2016 | 168 | 47.78 | 24.19 – 72.88 | 47.78 |
| 2015 | 168 | 48.79 | 24.14 – 73.27 | 48.79 |
| 2014 | 168 | 49.39 | 23.86 – 72.26 | 49.39 |
| 2013 | 168 | 47.94 | 22.18 – 74.09 | 47.94 |
| 2012 | 168 | 46.83 | 21.24 – 74.73 | 46.83 |
| 2011 | 168 | 46.95 | 21.30 – 73.05 | 46.95 |
| 2010 | 168 | 46.14 | 19.97 – 73.13 | 46.14 |
062022 → 2023
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Rose most
before → after- Belarus96.14 → 111.72+15.58
- Marshall Islands111.38 → 125.68+14.30
Ireland88.40 → 98.38+9.98
Macau111.92 → 121.23+9.31- Tuvalu76.50 → 85.22+8.72
Fell most
before → after
Qatar83.60 → 71.43−12.17
Suriname57.93 → 48.48−9.45- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines127.50 → 118.47−9.03
Namibia33.03 → 24.19−8.84
Bahrain84.78 → 76.26−8.52
174 countries were measured in both 2022 and 2023.
07Across every edition
Meat supply per person in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
182.22
Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight)
Lowest reading on record
3.49
Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight)
Biggest rise between editions
+40.70
141.52 → 182.22
Biggest fall between editions
−40.81
61.11 → 20.30
Biggest change since first measured
+67.96
68.18 → 136.14
Highest most often
10 of 14
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The parts of the index
Inside the number
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes the parts the headline is built from. Each part’s highest and lowest country, and its middle value.
| Part | Highest | Lowest | Middle country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and veal (kg)174 countries | Argentina48.99 |  Poland0.19 | 7.90 |
| Mutton and goat (kg)174 countries | Mongolia69.40 | Moldova0.00 | 1.31 |
| Pigmeat (kg)173 countries |  Croatia61.06 | 9 countries share 0.00 | 9.17 |
| Poultry (kg)174 countries | Tonga87.93 |  Ethiopia0.50 | 22.20 |
| Other meat (kg)174 countries |  Papua New Guinea42.60 | 14 countries share 0.00 | 0.48 |
09The measure
About meat supply per person
This is how many kilograms of meat a country's food supply holds per person each year, from FAO's food balance sheets, with beef, mutton and goat, pork, poultry and other meat shown separately. It answers the widely asked question of how much meat each country eats, as closely as any worldwide source can.
What the number is: Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight).
10Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Health & Wellbeing and Environment & Sustainability and Food & Agriculture, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Health & WellbeingEnvironment & SustainabilityFood & AgricultureWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where meat supply per person is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 91 countries in commonρ 0.83
- Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 115 countries in commonρ 0.81
- Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 151 countries in commonρ 0.80
Moves against
Where meat supply per person is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 174 countries in commonρ −0.83
- Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 101 countries in commonρ −0.76
- Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 161 countries in commonρ −0.73
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 377 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
11Keep reading
Explore further
The countries at either end
12Questions
Meat supply per person: questions and answers
Which country has the highest meat supply per person?
Tonga, at 156.95, among the 174 countries compared in 2023.
Which country has the lowest meat supply per person?
DR Congo, at 3.49, among the 174 countries compared in 2023.
How many countries does the Meat Supply per Person cover?
174 in 2023, and 176 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 168 to 175 between editions.
What is the world average meat supply per person?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 174 compared in 2023, the figure was 57.83.
Is this Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s own ranking?
No ranking is shown. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything, so none is derived.
How often is the Meat Supply per Person published?
This site holds 14 reference years, 2010–2023, all recalculated in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2025 report on one method — not 14 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under CC BY 4.0. FAOSTAT's Food Balances domain, read from FAO's own bulk download, with FAO's figures for each kind of meat stored beside the total. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
13Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Meat Supply per Person — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAOSTAT's Food Balances domain, read from FAO's own bulk download, with FAO's figures for each kind of meat stored beside the total.
Newest edition
Report year 2023Data year 2023
Cite the source as: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Food Balances (2010-). Accessed on 3 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-10-03.
How this page reads the numbers
- No rank or position is shown: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything.
- This statistic has no better end, so the page describes higher and lower values and never calls a country a leader.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Meat supply per person by country: Meat Supply per Person, data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/meat-supply