American beef consumption is down, but still more than 50 pounds per capita each year

The annual amount of meat product available per capita, weighed without bones

100 lbs per capita annually

75

Chicken

Beef

50

Pork

25

Fish and

shellfish

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

100 lbs per capita annually

75

Chicken

Beef

50

Pork

25

Fish and

shellfish

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

100 lbs per capita annually

75

Chicken

Beef

50

Pork

25

Fish and shellfish

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

100 lbs per capita annually

75

Chicken

Beef

50

Pork

25

Fish and shellfish

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: USDA’s Economic Research Service Food Availability Data System.