The 18th and the barbecue season, Chile's great carnivorous tradition, is upon us

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Hong Kong. Surprisingly, the former British colony recorded a per capita consumption of. 137 kilograms of meat per person in 2017according to Our World in data, with a 253% growth between 1961 and 2017. 253% growth between 1961 and 2017.. It is followed by the United States and Australia.

China is, in any case, the country with the highest consumption growth by far, 1,725% between 1961 and 2017, followed by South Korea.

What if we talk only about beef? There the Argentines take the crown, with 48 kilos per year in 2019, almost double Hong Kong's 25 kilos. According to Our World in Data, in Chile consumed 24 kilos per capita of beef in 2019.