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These maps show changes in global meat consumption by 2024. Heres why that matters
2015-11-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ensia: How much meat does the average American eat annually? 50 pounds (20 kilograms)? 100 pounds (40 kilograms)? Not even close. If we look just at the livestock Big Four -- cows, chickens, poultry and sheep -- the average American adult consumed 90 kilograms (198 pounds) of meat in 2014, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The global average during that same year was 34 kilograms (75 pounds). By 2024, these numbers are projected to increase to...
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