According to The Telegraph, to our surprise in this largely populated country in the South Asian region, Bangladesh has been identified as the top country to have the least consumption of meat - about four kilograms of meat consumed by an average person over the course of a year. Bangladesh is followed by neighbouring India at the number two spot, followed by Burundi, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Mozambique, Gambia and Malawi, who make up the top 10 least meat consuming countries in the world.
On the flip side of the spectrum, it should come as no surprise that the country that tops the list of the most meat consuming country is the US.
A single US resident consumes about 120.2 kilograms of meat each year on average, according to the 2009 figures obtained from FAO. Second in place is the little Middle-Eastern state of Kuwait, followed by Australia, The Bahamas, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Austria, French Polynesia, Bermuda and Argentina who complete the top 10.
It is also interesting to make a note of several of the most meat consuming countries being also among the most obese. The US ranks 12 on the most obese countries list, Kuwait 9, The Bahamas 10, New Zealand 24, and Australia 26.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
