Meat consumption


Meat consumption

The average German eats one kilogram of meat a week, what means 57 kg a year. Normally people shouldn't eat more than 0,6 kg of meat a week, which would be a maximum of 31 kg a year.
Although Germany has one of the highest meat consumption rates in the world, it still produces 18 % more than it needs.

The average German eats one kilogram of meat a week, what means 57 kg a year. Normally people shouldn't eat more than 0,6 kg of meat a week, which would be a maximum of 31 kg a year.
Although Germany has one of the highest meat consumption rates in the world, it still produces 18 % more than it needs.

6
cattle are slaughtered

6
cattle are slaughtered

1 minute in Germany

1 minute in Germany

105
pigs are slaughtered

1.242
chickens are slaughtered


Meat production


Meat production

In Germany 752.500.000 animals are slaughtered per year. To see how many animals of different species we slaughter in Germany every minute, scroll down.

240

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960

1.242

1.242
chickens are slaughtered