Ten biggest meat eating countries in Africa
Meat in Africa
Gabon, South Africa and Mauritius are the top meat eating countries in Africa.
Ever thought about never eating meat again? Well in three African countries beef is an economic and culinary lifeline to millions.
Ten biggest meat eating countries in Africa
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African dynamic trio of beef producers are Botswana, Namibia and
Zimbabwe. The United States is the largest producer of beef in the world while
Vegetarian India is the largest exporter of buffalo meat in the world.
In
Botswana, as a result of an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease, the
exporting of beef by the beef powerhouse country has significantly reduced
exports.
Zimbabwe’s
lucrative beef export into the European Union has been struggling over the past
few years. Farm invasions instituted by President Robert Mugabe’s government in
2000 destroyed the sector as it displaced many beef ranchers from their land.
Despite
difficulties, Namibia has found a way to export its prime cattle. Under the new
protocol signed with Namibia, the southern African country will be allowed to
export to Hong Kong frozen deboned and bone-in meat, excluding head, feet,
offal and viscera and other by-products.
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Top 10 countries in Africa that eat the greatest amount of meat per person
1.
Gabon - 146 pounds
2.
South Africa - 129 pounds
3.
Mauritius - 109 pounds
4.
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) - 101 pounds
5.
Seychelles - 78 pounds
6.
Libya – 74 pounds
7.
Central African Republic (CAR) - 73 pounds
8.
Morocco – 66 pounds
9.
Mauritania – 65 pounds
10.
Namibia – 62 pounds
Top 10 countries in Africa that eat the least amount of meat per person.
1. Burundi - 11 pounds
2. Rwanda - 14 pounds
3. Sierra Leone - 16 pounds
4. Eritrea - 17 pounds
5. Mozambique - 17.1
pounds
6. The Gambia - 17.8 pounds
7. Malawi - 18.3 pounds
8. Ethiopia - 18.7 pounds
9. Guinea - 18.9 pounds
10. Nigeria - 19.4
pounds
What is meat? To compare meat eating appetites in Africa, a single US resident consumes, on average, 265 pounds per year. Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food such as chicken, beef, buffalo, lamb, sheep, pigs, goat, fish, reptiles, bushmeat and wild game.
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