Which Country Eats the Most Beef?

Based on a comparison of 165 countries in 2020, USA ranked the highest in cattle meat consumption with 12,535 kt followed by China and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Belize with 1.00 kt, Seychelles with 1.00 kt and Liberia with 2.00 kt.

Total cattle meat consumption reached 70,438 kt in 2020 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.3 % more than in the previous year and 8.46 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total cattle meat consumption reached an all time high of 70,438 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 28,670 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.54 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, USA, accounted for 17.8 % of cattle meat consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 42.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 59.6 % in 2020.

Data for more countries are available at Cattle Meat Consumption (Total) indicator page.