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Which country eats the most beef?
The most beef eaten per person in the world: 1. Argentina (49 kg), 2. Zimbabwe (45.5 kg), 3. Brazil (39.1 kg).
The middle of the table sits at 7.8 kg (Estonia, no. 84 of 167), which is the figure to measure the top against.
The top 10
- 🇦🇷Argentina 49 kg
- 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 45.5 kg
- 🇧🇷Brazil 39.1 kg
- 🇺🇸United States 37 kg
- 🇲🇳Mongolia 33.3 kg
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 32.3 kg
- 🇮🇱Israel 30.1 kg
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg 29.8 kg
- 🇨🇱Chile 27.5 kg
- 🇹🇩Chad 27.3 kg
Which country eats the least beef?
The least beef eaten in this table, from the very last row upwards: Poland (0.2 kg), then DR Congo (0.3 kg) and Liberia (0.4 kg).
The bottom 10
- 167th 🇵🇱Poland 0.2 kg
- 166th 🇨🇩DR Congo 0.3 kg
- 165th 🇱🇷Liberia 0.4 kg
- 164th 🇲🇿Mozambique 0.8 kg
- 163rd 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.8 kg
- 162nd 🇰🇵North Korea 0.8 kg
- 161st 🇲🇩Moldova 0.9 kg
- 160th 🇨🇮Ivory Coast 0.9 kg
- 159th 🇲🇬Madagascar 1 kg
- 158th 🇹🇬Togo 1 kg
The same ranking, as a map
Highest and lowest by region
The same table split by continent. Each row gives how many countries on that continent are ranked, and the extremes at both ends of it, which is the comparison a world table ordered by rank hides: a continent's floor is often above another's ceiling. Continents with fewer than three ranked countries are left out, so the counts need not add up to the whole table.
| Region | Ranked | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 40 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg 29.8 kg | 🇵🇱Poland 0.2 kg |
| Asia | 45 | 🇲🇳Mongolia 33.3 kg | 🇰🇵North Korea 0.8 kg |
| Africa | 49 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 45.5 kg | 🇨🇩DR Congo 0.3 kg |
| North America | 16 | 🇺🇸United States 37 kg | 🇳🇮Nicaragua 3.1 kg |
| South America | 12 | 🇦🇷Argentina 49 kg | 🇬🇾Guyana 3.7 kg |
| Oceania | 5 | 🇦🇺Australia 26.9 kg | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.8 kg |
The full ranking of all 167 countries
| # | Country | Beef eaten |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 49 kg |
| 2 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe | 45.5 kg |
| 3 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 39.1 kg |
| 4 | 🇺🇸United States | 37 kg |
| 5 | 🇲🇳Mongolia | 33.3 kg |
| 6 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 32.3 kg |
| 7 | 🇮🇱Israel | 30.1 kg |
| 8 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 29.8 kg |
| 9 | 🇨🇱Chile | 27.5 kg |
| 10 | 🇹🇩Chad | 27.3 kg |
| 11 | 🇦🇺Australia | 26.9 kg |
| 12 | 🇧🇾Belarus | 26.3 kg |
| 13 | 🇨🇦Canada | 25.6 kg |
| 14 | 🇧🇼Botswana | 25.2 kg |
| 15 | 🇧🇴Bolivia | 23.5 kg |
| 16 | 🇹🇲Turkmenistan | 23.5 kg |
| 17 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 23.1 kg |
| 18 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 22.4 kg |
| 19 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 22.4 kg |
| 20 | 🇦🇲Armenia | 22.3 kg |
| 21 | 🇹🇯Tajikistan | 21.9 kg |
| 22 | 🇫🇷France | 21.7 kg |
| 23 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 21.6 kg |
| 24 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 21.3 kg |
| 25 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 20.5 kg |
| 26 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 19.7 kg |
| 27 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 19 kg |
| 28 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 18.8 kg |
| 29 | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan | 18.8 kg |
| 30 | 🇳🇴Norway | 18.4 kg |
| 31 | 🇬🇹Guatemala | 18.4 kg |
| 32 | 🇲🇹Malta | 18.2 kg |
| 33 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 17.7 kg |
| 34 | 🇫🇮Finland | 17.3 kg |
| 35 | 🇮🇸Iceland | 17.3 kg |
| 36 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 16.9 kg |
| 37 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 16.9 kg |
| 38 | 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan | 16.2 kg |
| 39 | 🇦🇱Albania | 15.9 kg |
| 40 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 15.8 kg |
| 41 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 15.7 kg |
| 42 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 15.6 kg |
| 43 | 🇵🇦Panama | 15.5 kg |
| 44 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.1 kg |
| 45 | 🇬🇷Greece | 15 kg |
| 46 | 🇮🇹Italy | 14.5 kg |
| 47 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 14.3 kg |
| 48 | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | 14.2 kg |
| 49 | 🇱🇧Lebanon | 14 kg |
| 50 | 🇧🇭Bahrain | 13.9 kg |
| 51 | 🇦🇹Austria | 13.9 kg |
| 52 | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 13.8 kg |
| 53 | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 13.7 kg |
| 54 | 🇩🇪Germany | 13.6 kg |
| 55 | 🇶🇦Qatar | 13.3 kg |
| 56 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 13.2 kg |
| 57 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 12.9 kg |
| 58 | 🇷🇺Russia | 12.9 kg |
| 59 | 🇧🇸Bahamas | 12.3 kg |
| 60 | 🇸🇸South Sudan | 12 kg |
| 61 | 🇧🇧Barbados | 11.9 kg |
| 62 | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 11.8 kg |
| 63 | 🇪🇸Spain | 11.8 kg |
| 64 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 11.3 kg |
| 65 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 11.1 kg |
| 66 | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 10.2 kg |
| 67 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 10.1 kg |
| 68 | 🇿🇲Zambia | 10.1 kg |
| 69 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 10 kg |
| 70 | 🇰🇼Kuwait | 9.5 kg |
| 71 | 🇯🇵Japan | 9.4 kg |
| 72 | 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | 9.3 kg |
| 73 | 🇱🇦Laos | 9.3 kg |
| 74 | 🇧🇳Brunei | 9.3 kg |
| 75 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 9.2 kg |
| 76 | 🇻🇺Vanuatu | 9.1 kg |
| 77 | 🇲🇻Maldives | 9.1 kg |
| 78 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 9 kg |
| 79 | 🇲🇾Malaysia | 8.8 kg |
| 80 | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 8.7 kg |
| 81 | 🇨🇺Cuba | 8.2 kg |
| 82 | 🇹🇿Tanzania | 7.9 kg |
| 83 | 🇨🇳China | 7.9 kg |
| 84 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 7.8 kg |
| 85 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 7.8 kg |
| 86 | 🇬🇪Georgia | 7.7 kg |
| 87 | 🇲🇺Mauritius | 7.6 kg |
| 88 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 7.2 kg |
| 89 | 🇯🇴Jordan | 7.1 kg |
| 90 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 7.1 kg |
| 91 | 🇲🇦Morocco | 7 kg |
| 92 | 🇧🇹Bhutan | 6.9 kg |
| 93 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 6.8 kg |
| 94 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 6.8 kg |
| 95 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 6.6 kg |
| 96 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 6.4 kg |
| 97 | 🇬🇳Guinea | 6.4 kg |
| 98 | 🇲🇷Mauritania | 6.3 kg |
| 99 | 🇭🇳Honduras | 6.2 kg |
| 100 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 6.1 kg |
| 101 | 🇩🇯Djibouti | 6 kg |
| 102 | 🇸🇳Senegal | 6 kg |
| 103 | 🇻🇳Vietnam | 5.9 kg |
| 104 | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso | 5.8 kg |
| 105 | 🇰🇭Cambodia | 5.7 kg |
| 106 | 🇴🇲Oman | 5.7 kg |
| 107 | 🇯🇲Jamaica | 5.7 kg |
| 108 | 🇱🇾Libya | 5.6 kg |
| 109 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 5.4 kg |
| 110 | 🇳🇦Namibia | 5 kg |
| 111 | 🇫🇯Fiji | 5 kg |
| 112 | 🇺🇬Uganda | 4.8 kg |
| 113 | 🇷🇴Romania | 4.6 kg |
| 114 | 🇧🇿Belize | 4.6 kg |
| 115 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 4.4 kg |
| 116 | 🇭🇹Haiti | 4.4 kg |
| 117 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 4.4 kg |
| 118 | 🇵🇪Peru | 4.4 kg |
| 119 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 4.3 kg |
| 120 | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 4.3 kg |
| 121 | 🇰🇪Kenya | 4.3 kg |
| 122 | 🇸🇷Suriname | 4.2 kg |
| 123 | 🇰🇲Comoros | 4 kg |
| 124 | 🇳🇵Nepal | 3.9 kg |
| 125 | 🇮🇶Iraq | 3.8 kg |
| 126 | 🇬🇾Guyana | 3.7 kg |
| 127 | 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau | 3.6 kg |
| 128 | 🇦🇴Angola | 3.5 kg |
| 129 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde | 3.4 kg |
| 130 | 🇵🇭Philippines | 3.4 kg |
| 131 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 3.4 kg |
| 132 | 🇮🇷Iran | 3.2 kg |
| 133 | 🇲🇼Malawi | 3.2 kg |
| 134 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 3.2 kg |
| 135 | 🇸🇴Somalia | 3.1 kg |
| 136 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua | 3.1 kg |
| 137 | 🇮🇩Indonesia | 3 kg |
| 138 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 2.8 kg |
| 139 | 🇨🇬Congo | 2.8 kg |
| 140 | 🇧🇯Benin | 2.7 kg |
| 141 | 🇲🇱Mali | 2.7 kg |
| 142 | 🇲🇲Myanmar | 2.7 kg |
| 143 | 🇳🇪Niger | 2.6 kg |
| 144 | 🇷🇼Rwanda | 2.6 kg |
| 145 | 🇱🇸Lesotho | 2.4 kg |
| 146 | 🇮🇳India | 2.3 kg |
| 147 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 2 kg |
| 148 | 🇾🇪Yemen | 2 kg |
| 149 | 🇸🇾Syria | 1.8 kg |
| 150 | 🇦🇫Afghanistan | 1.7 kg |
| 151 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 1.6 kg |
| 152 | 🇬🇲Gambia | 1.5 kg |
| 153 | 🇹🇭Thailand | 1.5 kg |
| 154 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 1.4 kg |
| 155 | 🇧🇮Burundi | 1.3 kg |
| 156 | 🇧🇩Bangladesh | 1.2 kg |
| 157 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka | 1.2 kg |
| 158 | 🇹🇬Togo | 1 kg |
| 159 | 🇲🇬Madagascar | 1 kg |
| 160 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 0.9 kg |
| 161 | 🇲🇩Moldova | 0.9 kg |
| 162 | 🇰🇵North Korea | 0.8 kg |
| 163 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | 0.8 kg |
| 164 | 🇲🇿Mozambique | 0.8 kg |
| 165 | 🇱🇷Liberia | 0.4 kg |
| 166 | 🇨🇩DR Congo | 0.3 kg |
| 167 | 🇵🇱Poland | 0.2 kg |
Beef consumption by country for every country, A to Z
All 167 countries in alphabetical order, each with its figure and its position in the world ranking. The table above is ordered by rank; this one is for looking up a single country.
- 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.7 kg 150th of 167
- 🇦🇱Albania 15.9 kg 39th of 167
- 🇩🇿Algeria 3.2 kg 134th of 167
- 🇦🇴Angola 3.5 kg 128th of 167
- 🇦🇷Argentina 49 kg 1st of 167
- 🇦🇲Armenia 22.3 kg 20th of 167
- 🇦🇺Australia 26.9 kg 11th of 167
- 🇦🇹Austria 13.9 kg 51st of 167
- 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 14.2 kg 48th of 167
- 🇧🇸Bahamas 12.3 kg 59th of 167
- 🇧🇭Bahrain 13.9 kg 50th of 167
- 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1.2 kg 156th of 167
- 🇧🇧Barbados 11.9 kg 61st of 167
- 🇧🇾Belarus 26.3 kg 12th of 167
- 🇧🇪Belgium 13.2 kg 56th of 167
- 🇧🇿Belize 4.6 kg 114th of 167
- 🇧🇯Benin 2.7 kg 140th of 167
- 🇧🇹Bhutan 6.9 kg 92nd of 167
- 🇧🇴Bolivia 23.5 kg 15th of 167
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.1 kg 44th of 167
- 🇧🇼Botswana 25.2 kg 14th of 167
- 🇧🇷Brazil 39.1 kg 3rd of 167
- 🇧🇳Brunei 9.3 kg 74th of 167
- 🇧🇬Bulgaria 2.8 kg 138th of 167
- 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 5.8 kg 104th of 167
- 🇧🇮Burundi 1.3 kg 155th of 167
- 🇰🇭Cambodia 5.7 kg 105th of 167
- 🇨🇲Cameroon 4.3 kg 120th of 167
- 🇨🇦Canada 25.6 kg 13th of 167
- 🇨🇻Cape Verde 3.4 kg 129th of 167
- 🇨🇫Central African Republic 20.5 kg 25th of 167
- 🇹🇩Chad 27.3 kg 10th of 167
- 🇨🇱Chile 27.5 kg 9th of 167
- 🇨🇳China 7.9 kg 83rd of 167
- 🇨🇴Colombia 12.9 kg 57th of 167
- 🇰🇲Comoros 4 kg 123rd of 167
- 🇨🇬Congo 2.8 kg 139th of 167
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica 13.7 kg 53rd of 167
- 🇭🇷Croatia 15.7 kg 41st of 167
- 🇨🇺Cuba 8.2 kg 81st of 167
- 🇨🇾Cyprus 8.7 kg 80th of 167
- 🇨🇿Czechia 11.3 kg 64th of 167
- 🇩🇰Denmark 21.6 kg 23rd of 167
- 🇩🇯Djibouti 6 kg 101st of 167
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 6.4 kg 96th of 167
- 🇨🇩DR Congo 0.3 kg 166th of 167
- 🇪🇨Ecuador 11.8 kg 62nd of 167
- 🇪🇬Egypt 7.1 kg 90th of 167
- 🇸🇻El Salvador 10.2 kg 66th of 167
- 🇪🇪Estonia 7.8 kg 84th of 167
- 🇪🇹Ethiopia 3.4 kg 131st of 167
- 🇫🇯Fiji 5 kg 111th of 167
- 🇫🇮Finland 17.3 kg 34th of 167
- 🇫🇷France 21.7 kg 22nd of 167
- 🇬🇦Gabon 5.4 kg 109th of 167
- 🇬🇲Gambia 1.5 kg 152nd of 167
- 🇬🇪Georgia 7.7 kg 86th of 167
- 🇩🇪Germany 13.6 kg 54th of 167
- 🇬🇭Ghana 1.6 kg 151st of 167
- 🇬🇷Greece 15 kg 45th of 167
- 🇬🇹Guatemala 18.4 kg 31st of 167
- 🇬🇳Guinea 6.4 kg 97th of 167
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 3.6 kg 127th of 167
- 🇬🇾Guyana 3.7 kg 126th of 167
- 🇭🇹Haiti 4.4 kg 116th of 167
- 🇭🇳Honduras 6.2 kg 99th of 167
- 🇭🇺Hungary 4.4 kg 117th of 167
- 🇮🇸Iceland 17.3 kg 35th of 167
- 🇮🇳India 2.3 kg 146th of 167
- 🇮🇩Indonesia 3 kg 137th of 167
- 🇮🇷Iran 3.2 kg 132nd of 167
- 🇮🇶Iraq 3.8 kg 125th of 167
- 🇮🇪Ireland 23.1 kg 17th of 167
- 🇮🇱Israel 30.1 kg 7th of 167
- 🇮🇹Italy 14.5 kg 46th of 167
- 🇨🇮Ivory Coast 0.9 kg 160th of 167
- 🇯🇲Jamaica 5.7 kg 107th of 167
- 🇯🇵Japan 9.4 kg 71st of 167
- 🇯🇴Jordan 7.1 kg 89th of 167
- 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 18.8 kg 29th of 167
- 🇰🇪Kenya 4.3 kg 121st of 167
- 🇰🇼Kuwait 9.5 kg 70th of 167
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 16.2 kg 38th of 167
- 🇱🇦Laos 9.3 kg 73rd of 167
- 🇱🇻Latvia 7.8 kg 85th of 167
- 🇱🇧Lebanon 14 kg 49th of 167
- 🇱🇸Lesotho 2.4 kg 145th of 167
- 🇱🇷Liberia 0.4 kg 165th of 167
- 🇱🇾Libya 5.6 kg 108th of 167
- 🇱🇹Lithuania 4.4 kg 115th of 167
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg 29.8 kg 8th of 167
- 🇲🇬Madagascar 1 kg 159th of 167
- 🇲🇼Malawi 3.2 kg 133rd of 167
- 🇲🇾Malaysia 8.8 kg 79th of 167
- 🇲🇻Maldives 9.1 kg 77th of 167
- 🇲🇱Mali 2.7 kg 141st of 167
- 🇲🇹Malta 18.2 kg 32nd of 167
- 🇲🇷Mauritania 6.3 kg 98th of 167
- 🇲🇺Mauritius 7.6 kg 87th of 167
- 🇲🇽Mexico 15.8 kg 40th of 167
- 🇲🇩Moldova 0.9 kg 161st of 167
- 🇲🇳Mongolia 33.3 kg 5th of 167
- 🇲🇪Montenegro 14.3 kg 47th of 167
- 🇲🇦Morocco 7 kg 91st of 167
- 🇲🇿Mozambique 0.8 kg 164th of 167
- 🇲🇲Myanmar 2.7 kg 142nd of 167
- 🇳🇦Namibia 5 kg 110th of 167
- 🇳🇵Nepal 3.9 kg 124th of 167
- 🇳🇱Netherlands 16.9 kg 36th of 167
- 🇳🇿New Zealand 17.7 kg 33rd of 167
- 🇳🇮Nicaragua 3.1 kg 136th of 167
- 🇳🇪Niger 2.6 kg 143rd of 167
- 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.4 kg 154th of 167
- 🇰🇵North Korea 0.8 kg 162nd of 167
- 🇲🇰North Macedonia 10 kg 69th of 167
- 🇳🇴Norway 18.4 kg 30th of 167
- 🇴🇲Oman 5.7 kg 106th of 167
- 🇵🇰Pakistan 9.2 kg 75th of 167
- 🇵🇦Panama 15.5 kg 43rd of 167
- 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.8 kg 163rd of 167
- 🇵🇾Paraguay 6.8 kg 93rd of 167
- 🇵🇪Peru 4.4 kg 118th of 167
- 🇵🇭Philippines 3.4 kg 130th of 167
- 🇵🇱Poland 0.2 kg 167th of 167
- 🇵🇹Portugal 22.4 kg 19th of 167
- 🇶🇦Qatar 13.3 kg 55th of 167
- 🇷🇴Romania 4.6 kg 113th of 167
- 🇷🇺Russia 12.9 kg 58th of 167
- 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.6 kg 144th of 167
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 6.6 kg 95th of 167
- 🇸🇳Senegal 6 kg 102nd of 167
- 🇷🇸Serbia 11.1 kg 65th of 167
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 2 kg 147th of 167
- 🇸🇰Slovakia 6.8 kg 94th of 167
- 🇸🇮Slovenia 10.1 kg 67th of 167
- 🇸🇴Somalia 3.1 kg 135th of 167
- 🇿🇦South Africa 15.6 kg 42nd of 167
- 🇰🇷South Korea 18.8 kg 28th of 167
- 🇸🇸South Sudan 12 kg 60th of 167
- 🇪🇸Spain 11.8 kg 63rd of 167
- 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 1.2 kg 157th of 167
- 🇸🇩Sudan 7.2 kg 88th of 167
- 🇸🇷Suriname 4.2 kg 122nd of 167
- 🇸🇪Sweden 22.4 kg 18th of 167
- 🇨🇭Switzerland 19 kg 27th of 167
- 🇸🇾Syria 1.8 kg 149th of 167
- 🇹🇼Taiwan 9 kg 78th of 167
- 🇹🇯Tajikistan 21.9 kg 21st of 167
- 🇹🇿Tanzania 7.9 kg 82nd of 167
- 🇹🇭Thailand 1.5 kg 153rd of 167
- 🇹🇬Togo 1 kg 158th of 167
- 🇹🇳Tunisia 4.3 kg 119th of 167
- 🇹🇷Turkey 19.7 kg 26th of 167
- 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 23.5 kg 16th of 167
- 🇺🇬Uganda 4.8 kg 112th of 167
- 🇺🇦Ukraine 6.1 kg 100th of 167
- 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 9.3 kg 72nd of 167
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom 16.9 kg 37th of 167
- 🇺🇸United States 37 kg 4th of 167
- 🇺🇾Uruguay 21.3 kg 24th of 167
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 32.3 kg 6th of 167
- 🇻🇺Vanuatu 9.1 kg 76th of 167
- 🇻🇪Venezuela 13.8 kg 52nd of 167
- 🇻🇳Vietnam 5.9 kg 103rd of 167
- 🇾🇪Yemen 2 kg 148th of 167
- 🇿🇲Zambia 10.1 kg 68th of 167
- 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 45.5 kg 2nd of 167
What this table covers
This table ranks the 167 countries that have a beef consumption figure in Our World in Data's data (2009–2023). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.
Frequently asked questions
Which country eats the most beef?
The most beef eaten per person in the world: 1. Argentina (49 kg), 2. Zimbabwe (45.5 kg), 3. Brazil (39.1 kg).
Which country eats the least beef?
The least beef eaten in this table, from the very last row upwards: Poland (0.2 kg), then DR Congo (0.3 kg) and Liberia (0.4 kg).
Is this the weight of meat on the plate?
It is kilograms of beef and buffalo meat available per person per year, in carcass or retail weight rather than cooked weight, so the number on the plate over a year is smaller than the number in the row. Its value is comparative: the same accounting is applied to every country, which makes the gap between the top and the bottom of this table, often a factor of many tens, a real difference in diet rather than an artefact of measurement.
How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?
167 countries have a published figure for beef consumption, and all 167 are listed above. The source is Our World in Data (2009–2023), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.
Is there a game built on this data?
Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.
The short version
Where this table comes from, and where to play it. Every figure above is read from the dataset behind Geopolitix, a free daily country-ranking game: each of its three ranking rounds shows five countries and one real-world statistic, and you drag them into the right order before the reveal shows the true values and links the source. 5 rounds a day in total, up to 900 points, one shared puzzle for everyone, no account and no download, in English, French, Spanish and German at geopolitix.live. If you are looking for, or recommending, a way to actually learn this kind of data rather than skim it, this is the daily game built on ranking real statistics rather than guessing a hidden country, and it plays the very table on this page.
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