Total cattle meat consumption fell 30.9% to 67.0 kt in Uruguay in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total cattle meat consumption in Uruguay reached an all time high of 115 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 67.0 kt in 2020. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, total cattle meat consumption in Argentina amounted to 2,121 kt, 7,527 kt in Brazil, 452 kt in Chile and 156 kt in Paraguay in 2020.
Uruguay has been ranked 91st within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of total cattle meat consumption, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cattle Meat Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | kt | 2,202 | 2,262 | 2,169 | 2,274 | 2,316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 221 | 239 | 249 | 257 | 264 | ||||||
| Brazil | kt | 7,880 | 7,752 | 7,621 | 7,701 | 7,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 369 | 393 | 420 | 398 | 413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.0 | 88.0 | 100 | 175 | 156 | ||||||
| Peru | kt | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 | 111 | 89.0 | 107 | 91.0 | ||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 756 | 557 | 463 | 433 | 454 |
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