Is pork a more popular meat in Europe than in North America?

Pork is the favorite meat in Europe but per capita meat consumption has been declining for years. As far as US to Europe comparison, it depends on which country. Luxembourg, Spain, Austria, and Denmark eat more pork per person than US. read more

Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world accounting for over 36% of the world meat intake. It is followed by poultry and beef with about 33% and 24% respectively. Note that the figures refer to 'amount of meat' (weight) not 'number of animals'. Obviously, you get a lot more meat off a cow than a sheep, let alone a hen. read more

This compares with 13.5 kg for pork, 8 kg for beef and veal combined and 1.6 kg for sheep meat. In terms of total volume, while the consumption of poultry meat is now about 100 million metric tons annually, that of pork is 109 million tons, beef/veal is close to 65 million tons and sheep meat is 13 million tons. read more