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Beef consumption

20/09/2024
36 kg of beef per person per year is consumed in North America, four times the world average of 9 kg (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Cita Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Fuente FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2023. “Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)” (web page). Accessed March 30, 2024. https://www.fao.org/gleam/en/. FAOSTAT. 2023. “Food Balance Sheets 2010–” (data set). Accessed April 12, 2024. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS.