The consumption of rabbit meat in the EU is highest in the Czech Republic

Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic are the leading countries for rabbit meat consumption: 51,000 tonnes, 45,000 tonnes and 40,000 tonnes respectively have been consumed each year for the past two years, according to the EU Rabbit Or Hare Meat - Market report. However, taking into account the size of the population in each of these countries, consumption of rabbit meat is highest in the Czech Republic. In 2019, the highest consumption of rabbit meat per capita was recorded in the Czech Republic (3.72 kg per person), followed by Spain (1.09 kg per person), Slovakia (0.82 kg per person) and Italy (0, 75 kg per person), while the average global consumption of rabbit meat per person is estimated at 0.46 kg per person. All three of the above-mentioned countries account for 57% of the rabbit meat consumed in the EU. They are followed by France, Germany, Bulgaria and Slovakia, which account for 36% of rabbit meat consumption. In terms of value, the largest rabbit meat markets in the ...