Availability of meat

Definition

Amounts of meat available in a country's food supply (sum of production, imports, and net stocks minus exports, food manufacturing, feed, seed, waste, and other uses) at the national level (expressed as grams per person per day).

Relevance

Availability of meat in the national food supply is a precursor to consumption of meat. Many high-income countries consume meat in excess, while food insecure populations in low- and middle-income countries consume very small amounts. Meat may be an important source of micronutrients for nutritionally vulnerable groups. Note that this indicator does not consider differences in access and affordability of meat among population subgroups.

Additional Information

Recommended citation: FAO. 2024. FAOSTAT: Food Balances (2010-). [Accessed the first week of every month]. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.