How many pounds of each of the following are consumed by humans worldwide each year: Fish, Chicken, Beef, Pork

Answer 1

For Fish: According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) statistics the total fish production in the world in 2001 was 130 million tonnes. In addition to the commercial catches, 37.9 million tonnes were produced in aquaculture plants.

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Answer 2

An incredible 211 million tons of meat were produced worldwide in 1997, an almost fivefold increase since 1950, equivalent to 36 kg (or nearly 80 lbs) of meat per person, more than double the 1950 level. The boom in meat consumption has been accompanied by increased intake of all animal products, with per capita consumption of milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, eggs and fish each reaching record levels. Today, the Earth's 5.85 billion humans share the planet with 1.3 billion cattle, nearly 1 billion pigs, 1.8 billion sheep and goats, and 13.4 billion chickens.

Not surprisingly, meat eating is concentrated in a relatively few countries. Thus, the US, China, Brazil and the 15 countries of the European Union between them consume over 60% of the world's beef, more than 70% of the world's poultry and over 80% of the world's pork. Of the world's ten most populous nations, five (China, the US, Brazil, Russia and Japan) each consume large amounts of meat (ranging from 40 kg per person in Japan to 123 kg per person in the US), whereas the remaining five (India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria) all consume less than 5 kg per person per year. Overall, per capita meat consumption is three times as high in developed countries as in developing countries. Nevertheless, increasing affluence in the poorer nations (notably in China and other rapidly industrialising countries) has seen a doubling in per capita consumption of beef, pork and chicken over the past decade.

SpeciesProduction(metric tonnes)
Pork.........88,500,000
Poultry......63,250,000
Beef.........56,000,000

U.S. farmers represent less than 1% of the world population, yet produce:
29% of the meat
46% of the milk
51 % of the eggs, consumed in the world

Per capita meat consumption worldwide*:
Beef 66.1 pounds
Pork 49.2 pounds
chicken 53.7 pounds
fish and shellfish 15.2 pounds

*Per person each year.