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167 countries ranked · Our World in Data · 2009–2023

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

  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

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 same ranking, as a map

Which country eats the most beef? Beef eaten · 167 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Argentina 49 kg · 2. Zimbabwe 45.5 kg · 3. Brazil 39.1 kg 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)Bangladesh: 1.2 kg (156th 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)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)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)DR Congo: 0.3 kg (166th of 167)Denmark: 21.6 kg (23rd of 167)Djibouti: 6 kg (101st of 167)Dominican Republic: 6.4 kg (96th of 167)Ecuador: 11.8 kg (62nd of 167)Egypt: 7.1 kg (90th of 167)El Salvador: 10.2 kg (66th of 167)Equatorial Guinea: no dataEritrea: no dataEstonia: 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)Mali: 2.7 kg (141st of 167)Mauritania: 6.3 kg (98th 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) Bahrain: 13.9 kg (50th of 167)Barbados: 11.9 kg (61st of 167)Cape Verde: 3.4 kg (129th of 167)Comoros: 4 kg (123rd of 167)Maldives: 9.1 kg (77th of 167)Malta: 18.2 kg (32nd of 167)Mauritius: 7.6 kg (87th of 167) 3 Brazil · 39.1 kg 2 Zimbabwe · 45.5 kg 1 Argentina · 49 kg Rank 1–33 34–66 67–100 101–133 134–167 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: Our World in Data · 2009–2023
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Beef eaten, 167 countries, shaded by rank. Source: Our World in Data · data 2009–2023. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

The full ranking of all 167 countries

Beef eaten · 2009–2023
#CountryBeef eaten
1🇦🇷Argentina49 kg
2🇿🇼Zimbabwe45.5 kg
3🇧🇷Brazil39.1 kg
4🇺🇸United States37 kg
5🇲🇳Mongolia33.3 kg
6🇺🇿Uzbekistan32.3 kg
7🇮🇱Israel30.1 kg
8🇱🇺Luxembourg29.8 kg
9🇨🇱Chile27.5 kg
10🇹🇩Chad27.3 kg
11🇦🇺Australia26.9 kg
12🇧🇾Belarus26.3 kg
13🇨🇦Canada25.6 kg
14🇧🇼Botswana25.2 kg
15🇧🇴Bolivia23.5 kg
16🇹🇲Turkmenistan23.5 kg
17🇮🇪Ireland23.1 kg
18🇸🇪Sweden22.4 kg
19🇵🇹Portugal22.4 kg
20🇦🇲Armenia22.3 kg
21🇹🇯Tajikistan21.9 kg
22🇫🇷France21.7 kg
23🇩🇰Denmark21.6 kg
24🇺🇾Uruguay21.3 kg
25🇨🇫Central African Republic20.5 kg
26🇹🇷Turkey19.7 kg
27🇨🇭Switzerland19 kg
28🇰🇷South Korea18.8 kg
29🇰🇿Kazakhstan18.8 kg
30🇳🇴Norway18.4 kg
31🇬🇹Guatemala18.4 kg
32🇲🇹Malta18.2 kg
33🇳🇿New Zealand17.7 kg
34🇫🇮Finland17.3 kg
35🇮🇸Iceland17.3 kg
36🇳🇱Netherlands16.9 kg
37🇬🇧United Kingdom16.9 kg
38🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan16.2 kg
39🇦🇱Albania15.9 kg
40🇲🇽Mexico15.8 kg
41🇭🇷Croatia15.7 kg
42🇿🇦South Africa15.6 kg
43🇵🇦Panama15.5 kg
44🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina15.1 kg
45🇬🇷Greece15 kg
46🇮🇹Italy14.5 kg
47🇲🇪Montenegro14.3 kg
48🇦🇿Azerbaijan14.2 kg
49🇱🇧Lebanon14 kg
50🇧🇭Bahrain13.9 kg
51🇦🇹Austria13.9 kg
52🇻🇪Venezuela13.8 kg
53🇨🇷Costa Rica13.7 kg
54🇩🇪Germany13.6 kg
55🇶🇦Qatar13.3 kg
56🇧🇪Belgium13.2 kg
57🇨🇴Colombia12.9 kg
58🇷🇺Russia12.9 kg
59🇧🇸Bahamas12.3 kg
60🇸🇸South Sudan12 kg
61🇧🇧Barbados11.9 kg
62🇪🇨Ecuador11.8 kg
63🇪🇸Spain11.8 kg
64🇨🇿Czechia11.3 kg
65🇷🇸Serbia11.1 kg
66🇸🇻El Salvador10.2 kg
67🇸🇮Slovenia10.1 kg
68🇿🇲Zambia10.1 kg
69🇲🇰North Macedonia10 kg
70🇰🇼Kuwait9.5 kg
71🇯🇵Japan9.4 kg
72🇦🇪United Arab Emirates9.3 kg
73🇱🇦Laos9.3 kg
74🇧🇳Brunei9.3 kg
75🇵🇰Pakistan9.2 kg
76🇻🇺Vanuatu9.1 kg
77🇲🇻Maldives9.1 kg
78🇹🇼Taiwan9 kg
79🇲🇾Malaysia8.8 kg
80🇨🇾Cyprus8.7 kg
81🇨🇺Cuba8.2 kg
82🇹🇿Tanzania7.9 kg
83🇨🇳China7.9 kg
84🇪🇪Estonia7.8 kg
85🇱🇻Latvia7.8 kg
86🇬🇪Georgia7.7 kg
87🇲🇺Mauritius7.6 kg
88🇸🇩Sudan7.2 kg
89🇯🇴Jordan7.1 kg
90🇪🇬Egypt7.1 kg
91🇲🇦Morocco7 kg
92🇧🇹Bhutan6.9 kg
93🇵🇾Paraguay6.8 kg
94🇸🇰Slovakia6.8 kg
95🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.6 kg
96🇩🇴Dominican Republic6.4 kg
97🇬🇳Guinea6.4 kg
98🇲🇷Mauritania6.3 kg
99🇭🇳Honduras6.2 kg
100🇺🇦Ukraine6.1 kg
101🇩🇯Djibouti6 kg
102🇸🇳Senegal6 kg
103🇻🇳Vietnam5.9 kg
104🇧🇫Burkina Faso5.8 kg
105🇰🇭Cambodia5.7 kg
106🇴🇲Oman5.7 kg
107🇯🇲Jamaica5.7 kg
108🇱🇾Libya5.6 kg
109🇬🇦Gabon5.4 kg
110🇳🇦Namibia5 kg
111🇫🇯Fiji5 kg
112🇺🇬Uganda4.8 kg
113🇷🇴Romania4.6 kg
114🇧🇿Belize4.6 kg
115🇱🇹Lithuania4.4 kg
116🇭🇹Haiti4.4 kg
117🇭🇺Hungary4.4 kg
118🇵🇪Peru4.4 kg
119🇹🇳Tunisia4.3 kg
120🇨🇲Cameroon4.3 kg
121🇰🇪Kenya4.3 kg
122🇸🇷Suriname4.2 kg
123🇰🇲Comoros4 kg
124🇳🇵Nepal3.9 kg
125🇮🇶Iraq3.8 kg
126🇬🇾Guyana3.7 kg
127🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3.6 kg
128🇦🇴Angola3.5 kg
129🇨🇻Cape Verde3.4 kg
130🇵🇭Philippines3.4 kg
131🇪🇹Ethiopia3.4 kg
132🇮🇷Iran3.2 kg
133🇲🇼Malawi3.2 kg
134🇩🇿Algeria3.2 kg
135🇸🇴Somalia3.1 kg
136🇳🇮Nicaragua3.1 kg
137🇮🇩Indonesia3 kg
138🇧🇬Bulgaria2.8 kg
139🇨🇬Congo2.8 kg
140🇧🇯Benin2.7 kg
141🇲🇱Mali2.7 kg
142🇲🇲Myanmar2.7 kg
143🇳🇪Niger2.6 kg
144🇷🇼Rwanda2.6 kg
145🇱🇸Lesotho2.4 kg
146🇮🇳India2.3 kg
147🇸🇱Sierra Leone2 kg
148🇾🇪Yemen2 kg
149🇸🇾Syria1.8 kg
150🇦🇫Afghanistan1.7 kg
151🇬🇭Ghana1.6 kg
152🇬🇲Gambia1.5 kg
153🇹🇭Thailand1.5 kg
154🇳🇬Nigeria1.4 kg
155🇧🇮Burundi1.3 kg
156🇧🇩Bangladesh1.2 kg
157🇱🇰Sri Lanka1.2 kg
158🇹🇬Togo1 kg
159🇲🇬Madagascar1 kg
160🇨🇮Ivory Coast0.9 kg
161🇲🇩Moldova0.9 kg
162🇰🇵North Korea0.8 kg
163🇵🇬Papua New Guinea0.8 kg
164🇲🇿Mozambique0.8 kg
165🇱🇷Liberia0.4 kg
166🇨🇩DR Congo0.3 kg
167🇵🇱Poland0.2 kg
Source: Our World in Data · 2009–2023 · 167 countries ranked

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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