Farm Animal Statistics: Meat Consumption |
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November 30, 2006
U.S. Per Capita Meat Consumption
1950 - 2007*
| Year |
Chicken |
Turkey |
Veal |
Lamb |
Beef^ |
Pork |
Total |
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(retail cut equiv./ lb. per person) |
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| 1950 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
44 |
65 |
144 |
| 1955 |
21 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
56 |
62 |
156 |
| 1960 |
28 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
59 |
59 |
161 |
| 1965 |
33 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
70 |
52 |
169 |
| 1970 |
40 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
82 |
55 |
189 |
| 1975 |
39 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
85 |
43 |
178 |
| 1980 |
47 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
75 |
57 |
190 |
| 1985 |
52 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
77 |
51 |
194 |
| 1990 |
61 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
66 |
49 |
193 |
| 1995 |
69 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
65 |
51 |
202 |
| 2000 |
77 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
67 |
51 |
211 |
| 2001 |
77 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
65 |
50 |
208 |
| 2002 |
81 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
67 |
51 |
215 |
| 2003 |
82 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
64 |
52 |
213 |
| 2004 |
85 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
51 |
216 |
| 2005* |
86 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
65 |
50 |
219 |
| 2006* |
87 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
65 |
49 |
220 |
| 2007* |
87 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
66 |
51 |
222 |
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| Graph: Meat consumption [PDF] |
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| *Data for 2005 are estimates; data for 2006-2007 are projections. |
| ^Excluding veal. |
| Source: USDA, Economic Research Service. |
