Global: Meat average per capita availability among the 8 billion inhabitants of Planet Earth

Published Nov 17, 2022

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The United Nations estimated that the world population reached 8 billion on November 15, 2022. According to the Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) of the UN, meat production estimates for the current year show that chicken meat makes up about 39% of the total production, pork is 35%, beef is 21%, and the rest is made up of sheep meat and other meats. The FAO projects that by 2030, all types of meat, except for chicken, will see a reduction in their participation rates.

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By UN estimates. last Tuesday, November 15th, the world population must have reached 8 billion people, Taking into account the estimates of the Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) of the UN itself for the world production of meat in the current fiscal year, below is the projection of the average per capita consumption of this population. Of the total production estimated by FAO (just over 360 million tons), about 39% is represented by chicken meat. Pork meat – which was once the most produced and consumed meat, but which has been losing share in recent years – accounts for another 35%, approximately, while the share of beef is around 21%. The remainder is distributed between sheep meat (almost 5%) and other meats (a little ...

Source: Beefpoint