In 2021, each Luxembourg resident ate 85.79 kilos of meat. That's 230 grams a day, the size of a small rib steak. But annual consumption has fallen by 12.5 kilos in 20 years.
With this figure, Luxembourg ranks 25th among the world's biggest meat consumers, a long way from the top three: Hong Kong (146.85kg), the United States (126.83kg) and Nauru (125.64), an island of 21km2 with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.
In the top 10 of the 'richest' countries, consumption ranges from 68kg per person per year in Switzerland to almost 147kg in Hong Kong. In the top 10 'least wealthy' countries, it ranges from 3.03kg in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 47.13kg in Chad. So the richest eat almost 50 times more meat each year than the least rich.
Meat supply vs GDP per capita. Graphic: Out World in Data
Is this consumption accompanied by an increase in production or competition from buyers? And what impact does it have on the environment?
In 50 years, global production has risen from 112.6m tonnes a year to 350m tonnes, while the world's population has grown from 3.84bn to 7.951bn.
In reality, it all depends on diet, which varies from region to region and country to country. But the experts agree on one thing: if the whole planet adopted the average diet, much more would have to be produced on the 47% of the Earth's surface that is cultivated to feed everyone.
Or produce on a lot more land. Luxembourg would require more than 127% of its total land area to be cultivated, for example.
Per capita meat consumption. Graphic: Our World in Data
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