Table 1.
Evidence of increasing demand for meat
| Annual growth of total meat consumption (%) |
Total meat consumption (Mt) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 1982–1994 | 1993–2020 | 1983 | 1993 | 2020 |
| China | 8.6 | 3.0 | 16 | 38 | 85 |
| India | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Southeast Asia | 5.6 | 3.0 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Latin America | 3.3 | 2.3 | 15 | 21 | 39 |
| West Asia/North Africa | 2.4 | 2.8 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Developing world | 5.4 | 2.8 | 50 | 88 | 188 |
| Developed world | 1.0 | 0.6 | 88 | 97 | 115 |
| Total world | 2.9 | 1.8 | 139 | 184 | 303 |
Sources: FAO annual data. Total meat consumption for 1983 and 1993 are three-year moving averages. 2020 projections come from IFPRI's global model, IMPACT; Delgado C. et al. (1999) Livestock to 2020: The Next Food Revolution. Food Agriculture and Environment. Discussion Paper 28, International Food Policy Research Institute.
Abbreviation: Mt, million metric tonne.