Argentina, second country with the highest per capita consumption of meat and with chicken overtaking beef

Thus, in terms of total meat consumption, which includes beef, poultry and pork, China leads the world ranking in 2024 with a consumption of 84.34 Mt, followed by the United States with 41.36 Mt and the European Union in third place with 34.95 Mt. Argentina ranks ninth with a total consumption of 5.41 Mt. However, looking at per capita consumption, in 2024 Argentina would have positioned itself as the second country with the highest average per capita meat consumption worldwide, reaching 115 kilograms per person per year, surpassed only by the United States with 120 kg. In third place on the international podium is Australia, where an average of 105 kg would have been consumed. of the main meats per inhabitant in 2024. BeefArgentina moves from second to first place in the world ranking in per capita consumption of beef. The average consumption per inhabitant would have been 48.5 kg in our country. In second place would have been Uruguay, with 42.2 kg. / h., followed by Brazil, ...