Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2020, Israel ranked the highest in poultry meat consumption per capita with 68.9 kg followed by Trinidad and Tobago and USA. On the other end of the scale was Chad with 0.480 kg, Burundi with 0.560 kg and Ethiopia with 0.590 kg.
The country that consumes the greatest amount of chicken is the United States. Every year, the United States consumes approximately 15,000 metric tons of chicken, placing it significantly in front of the second-place region. The United States adds chicken to just about everything.
Malaysia (63 kg per person), the US (58 kg per person) and. Brazil (57 kg per person).
Black Americans consume a significantly larger amount of chicken (at least 38% more), turkey (at least 38% more) and fish (at least 53% more) than any other racial or ethnic group included in this data.
According to the Australian Chicken Meat Federation well over one million chickens are slaughtered for food in Australia EVERY DAY!
In 2021 Australians consumed around 44.13 kilos of poultry on average. Consumption of poultry was double that of the respective pork and beef categories and poultry was the only category to show any increase in consumption in recent years.
Beef and veal and pig meat each account for between 20 and 30 kg per person. Fish accounts for around 15 kg per person and sheep meat for less than 10 kg per person. In contrast, in Australia's major Asian markets, fish accounts for a much larger share of consumption.
Unsurprisingly, the countries with the highest consumption include coastal nations such as Iceland or the Maldives, where people consume more than 80 kilograms of aquatic foods per year on average.
We eat meat because we have lots of land with relatively low fertility well suited to grow animals on. We eat meat because it tastes delicious. Matthew Evans during filming of For The Love of Meat: Australia has been well suited to grazing. We also now know that eating so much meat isn't good for us.
The United States was the largest consumer of beef in the world in 2020 followed by China, the EU, Brazil and India. The world consumed 130 billion pounds of beef in 2020. The United States accounted for roughly 21% of the beef consumed in the world in 2020.
There are lots of people who enjoy consuming eggs, but there is one country that consumes more eggs than just about any other place on Earth. Per person, Japan consumes the most eggs every year. The average person in Japan eats about 320 eggs per year.
The top consumer of pork in 2021 continued to be China, taking into account its special economic regions Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China, whose consumptions were about 61, 52, and 37 kg/inhabitant respectively. By 2022, consumption in China is expected to grow by 4.1%, reaching almost 52 kg/inhabitant.
The least meat consuming countries include Bangladesh, India, and Burundi. They consume 4 kg, 4.4 kg, and 5.2 kg per person annually. Bangladesh is the least meat consuming country in the world.
Nepal. One of the main reasons why Nepal doesn't have a McDonald's is that beef isn't widely eaten here due to the cow being the national animal and sacred to Hindus. However if you're craving fast food, a trip to its capital Kathmandu will get you your fix as fried chicken chain KFC has really taken off here.
Men eat more fast food
According to the study, 38% of men eat fast food on any given day, compared with 35.4% of women. Young men are particularly big users, with 46.5% of men 20 to 39 eating fast food, compared to 43.3% of women the same age.
"In Japan, it is customary to eat chicken at Christmas," says the 30-something Japanese woman. "Every year, I order the party barrel and enjoy it with my family. I like the delicious chicken and the cute picture plate that comes with it as a bonus."
It's always a very merry Kentucky Christmas in Japan. Every year, millions of families make a beeline for the nearest KFC in Japan and order bucketloads of fried chicken. Children reach in for the best piece of the lot, commemorating what they know to be the most natural tradition–a KFC dinner for Christmas.
Combined with a clever marketing campaign, and Colonel Sanders' recipe for fried chicken is now synonymous with a festive Japanese Christmas.
Bully beef (tinned corned beef), rice, jam, cocoa, tea, some bread and above all hard tack fed the Australian soldiers at Gallipoli. Hard tack, also known as "ANZAC Wafer", or "ANZAC Tile", has a very long shelf life, unlike bread.