How many pounds of beef does the average American eat per year?
Food medium Data from 2023
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59 pounds
Roughly 59.
Per-capita beef availability is about 59 pounds a year, down from a peak near 90 pounds in 1976. Chicken overtook beef in the early 1990s and Americans now eat roughly 100 pounds of it a year, mostly because it got much cheaper relative to beef.
Where this number comes from
| Source | USDA Economic Research Service |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | pounds |
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