Country rankings

Pork Consumption by Country

Croatia has the highest Pork Consumption Per Capita in 2022 (57.39 kg), followed by Spain (56.5 kg) and Montenegro (53.47 kg). Jordan has the lowest (0.01 kg).

179 of 235 countries

Pork Consumption Per Capita, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 179 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
10.29 kg
Middle half 1.17 kg – 24.5 kg
Average
14.66 kg
179 countries
Highest
57.39 kg
Croatia
Lowest
0.01 kg
Jordan

Over time · 2020–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Croatia
  • Spain
  • Montenegro
  • Hong Kong
  • Poland

Data

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179 countries · # = rank by Pork Consumption Per Capita
#
1Croatia57.39 kg231K t
2Spain56.5 kg2.7M t
3Montenegro53.47 kg34K t
4Hong Kong52.57 kg394K t
5Poland51.65 kg2.1M t
6Serbia49.11 kg355K t
7Macau48.9 kg34K t
8Lithuania48.86 kg134K t
9Latvia48.07 kg89K t
10Czechia47.28 kg496K t
11Hungary47.08 kg469K t
12Austria42.82 kg383K t
13South Korea41.34 kg2.1M t
14Portugal40.24 kg413K t
15China40.16 kg57.3M t
16Slovakia40.11 kg226K t
17Germany38.96 kg3.2M t
18Romania38.48 kg756K t
19Taiwan38.18 kg912K t
20Estonia38.06 kg50K t
21Belarus36.42 kg347K t
22Italy34.96 kg2.1M t
23Cyprus34.4 kg43K t
24Bulgaria34.2 kg232K t
25France33.73 kg2.2M t
26Luxembourg33.17 kg21K t
27Vietnam32.79 kg3.2M t
28Belgium32.3 kg377K t
29Nauru31.73 kg—
30Netherlands31.09 kg546K t
31Bahamas30.44 kg12K t
32United States29.86 kg10.1M t
33Russia29.51 kg4.3M t
34Finland29.36 kg163K t
35Ireland29.11 kg146K t
36Sweden28.2 kg297K t
37Marshall Islands28.04 kg1,000 t
38Switzerland27.7 kg242K t
39Greece27.39 kg284K t
40Australia26.6 kg696K t
41United Kingdom26.17 kg1.8M t
42Norway25.79 kg140K t
43Denmark25.74 kg151K t
44Chile25.02 kg491K t
45Tonga24.76 kg3,000 t
46New Zealand24.23 kg126K t
47Japan22.77 kg2.8M t
48Canada22.41 kg862K t
49Malta22.19 kg12K t
50Mexico21.96 kg2.8M t
51New Caledonia21.89 kg6,000 t
52Uruguay21.31 kg73K t
53Slovenia21.18 kg45K t
54Dominica21.15 kg2,000 t
55Iceland20.68 kg8,000 t
56Cuba18.81 kg211K t
57Ukraine18.25 kg725K t
58Micronesia18.13 kg2,000 t
59Saint Kitts and Nevis17.92 kg1,000 t
60Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.87 kg2,000 t
61Argentina16.95 kg771K t
62Malawi16.89 kg345K t
63Saint Lucia16.87 kg3,000 t
64Grenada16.81 kg2,000 t
65Belize16.34 kg7,000 t
66Tuvalu16.18 kg—
67Brazil16.16 kg3.5M t
68Philippines15.11 kg1.7M t
69Costa Rica14.74 kg76K t
70North Macedonia14.48 kg30K t
71Dominican Republic14.44 kg162K t
72Samoa13.92 kg3,000 t
73Laos13.7 kg103K t
74Barbados13.6 kg4,000 t
75Kiribati13.58 kg2,000 t
76Colombia13.43 kg697K t
77Seychelles13.35 kg1,000 t
78Bosnia and Herzegovina13.06 kg42K t
79Thailand13.03 kg934K t
80French Polynesia12.78 kg4,000 t
81Moldova12.5 kg35K t
82Georgia12.3 kg46K t
83Panama12.01 kg53K t
84Armenia11.36 kg32K t
85Vanuatu11.3 kg4,000 t
86Ecuador11.25 kg202K t
87Cape Verde10.75 kg6,000 t
88Antigua and Barbuda10.54 kg1,000 t
89Paraguay10.41 kg71K t
90Timor-Leste10.29 kg14K t
91Bolivia10.14 kg124K t
92Burkina Faso9.89 kg224K t
93Republic of the Congo9.71 kg58K t
94Papua New Guinea8.85 kg90K t
95Suriname8.3 kg5,000 t
96Angola8.29 kg295K t
97Kazakhstan8.01 kg155K t
98Gabon7.97 kg19K t
99Malaysia7.44 kg253K t
100Guyana7.34 kg6,000 t
101Honduras7.19 kg75K t
102Trinidad and Tobago6.97 kg11K t
103Venezuela6.76 kg191K t
104Albania6.31 kg18K t
105Cambodia6.18 kg104K t
106Nicaragua5.89 kg41K t
107South Africa5.84 kg350K t
108El Salvador5.2 kg33K t
109Myanmar5.11 kg277K t
110Guatemala5.06 kg90K t
110Lesotho5.06 kg12K t
112Liberia4.87 kg26K t
113Peru4.75 kg162K t
114Namibia4.67 kg12K t
114Solomon Islands4.67 kg3,000 t
116Sao Tome and Principe4.65 kg1,000 t
117Mozambique4.33 kg143K t
118Mauritius4.17 kg5,000 t
119Haiti4.05 kg47K t
120Fiji3.83 kg4,000 t
121Central African Republic3.53 kg20K t
122Bhutan3.33 kg3,000 t
123Jamaica2.76 kg8,000 t
124Uganda2.74 kg129K t
125Mongolia2.72 kg9,000 t
126Togo2.29 kg20K t
127Eswatini2 kg2,000 t
128Cameroon1.81 kg50K t
129Nigeria1.7 kg371K t
130Kyrgyzstan1.41 kg9,000 t
131Ghana1.29 kg43K t
132Senegal1.25 kg22K t
133Zambia1.22 kg24K t
134Nepal1.18 kg36K t
135Israel1.15 kg10K t
136Benin1.01 kg13K t
137Lebanon0.95 kg5,000 t
138Indonesia0.94 kg259K t
139Madagascar0.9 kg27K t
140Bahrain0.88 kg1,000 t
141Burundi0.87 kg11K t
142Maldives0.83 kg—
143Azerbaijan0.81 kg8,000 t
144DR Congo0.74 kg73K t
145Tanzania0.69 kg45K t
145Zimbabwe0.69 kg11K t
147United Arab Emirates0.66 kg6,000 t
148Gambia0.59 kg2,000 t
149Ivory Coast0.56 kg16K t
150Sierra Leone0.54 kg5,000 t
151Oman0.5 kg2,000 t
152Rwanda0.49 kg7,000 t
153Iraq0.41 kg15K t
154Guinea0.38 kg5,000 t
155Kenya0.37 kg20K t
156Tajikistan0.35 kg3,000 t
157Kuwait0.34 kg1,000 t
158Botswana0.33 kg1,000 t
159Qatar0.24 kg1,000 t
160India0.22 kg317K t
161Uzbekistan0.18 kg6,000 t
162Chad0.14 kg2,000 t
163Djibouti0.13 kg—
164Syria0.09 kg2,000 t
165Sri Lanka0.07 kg2,000 t
165Turkmenistan0.07 kg—
167Niger0.06 kg2,000 t
167Mali0.06 kg1,000 t
167Comoros0.06 kg—
170Libya0.05 kg—
171Ethiopia0.02 kg2,000 t
171Morocco0.02 kg1,000 t
173Bangladesh0.01 kg1,000 t
173Egypt0.01 kg1,000 t
173Afghanistan0.01 kg—
173Yemen0.01 kg—
173Somalia0.01 kg—
173Tunisia0.01 kg—
173Jordan0.01 kg—

What correlates with Pork Consumption Per Capita (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,425 other country metrics sharing at least 108 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Pork Consumption Per Capita tend to score higher on these

  1. Mortality, Male - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  2. Mortality, All - ASRCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  3. Mortality, Female - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 162
    Plot
  4. Lung Cancer Mortality, Crude (Both Sexes)Lung Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  5. Crude Cancer Rate - MaleCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  6. Crude Cancer Rate - AllCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Pork Consumption Per Capita tend to score lower on these

  1. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  2. Mismanaged Waste IndexPlastic Pollution by Country
    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 178
    Plot
  3. TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  4. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 127
    Plot
  5. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 146
    Plot
  6. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 145
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Pork Consumption Per Capita?
Croatia has the highest Pork Consumption Per Capita in 2022, at 57.39 kg, followed by Spain (56.5 kg) and Montenegro (53.47 kg).
Which country has the lowest Pork Consumption Per Capita?
Jordan has the lowest Pork Consumption Per Capita in 2022, at 0.01 kg.
What is the median Pork Consumption Per Capita across countries?
The median is 10.29 kg across the 179 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this pork consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food supply balances - FAO stat - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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