Per Capita Meat Consumption in Canada and the United States, 30-Year Trend

Per capita consumption data for beef, veal, mutton/lamb, pork, and poultry in Canada and the United States. The dataset covers a thirty-year period and includes a comparison of beef and poultry consumption trends. It is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in per capita meat consumption based on the thirty-year time series.
• Compare beef and poultry consumption patterns between Canada and the United States based on the included comparison.
• Model demand for specific meat types (e.g., pork, lamb) based on per capita consumption figures.
• Study shifts in dietary protein sources over time based on the multi-meat category data.

Strengths

• Covers a thirty-year period, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Includes data for two countries, allowing for cross-national comparison.
• Provides a specific comparison of beef and poultry consumption trends.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Time Range

Thirty-year period (specific years not stated)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 12:41:45.509904; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada, United States