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Overview of total meat and meat products consumption across the EU
Data extracted from the EFSA European Food Consumption database ( EFSA 2022) unless differently specified.
Total meat consumption, mean Intake (g/day)a
Belgium - Belgian National food consumption survey on children, adolescents and adults, 2014 (children: 2d food record, adolescents and adults: 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 94 | 87 | 100 |
| Adolescents | 137 | 119 | 156 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 155 | 123 | 190 |
| Belgium - Diet National, 2004 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adults 65-74 years | 117 | 92 | 142 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 107 | 91 | 122 |
| Bulgaria - NUTRICHILD 2007 (2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 93 | 88 | 97 |
| Czechia - Czech National Food Consumption Survey 2003 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 103 | 96 | 109 |
| Adolescents | 151 | 122 | 177 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 183 | 125 | 247 |
Denmark - The Danish National Dietary Survey 2005-08 (7d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 98 | 89 | 106 |
| Adolescents | 119 | 101 | 143 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 132 | 102 | 170 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 115 | 94 | 132 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 106 | 91 | 126 |
| Germany - EsKiMo 2006 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 76 | 69 | 82 |
Germany - National Nutrition Survey II 2006 (2x 24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 91 | 65 | 118 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 108 | 78 | 146 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 98 | 75 | 123 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 87 | 70 | 110 |
| Estonia - National Dietary Survey among children up to ten years old and breastfeeding mothers - 2013 (2d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 87 | 81 | 93 |
| Estonia - National Dietary Survey among 11-74 years old - 2013 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adolescents | 123 | 98 | 152 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 134 | 108 | 187 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 119 | 101 | 158 |
Ireland - National Children's Food Survey II 2017-2018 (IUNA 2019) (4d weighted food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children (5-12 years) | 116 | 108 | 123 |
| Ireland - National Teens' Food Survey II 2019-2020 (IUNA 2021) (4d weighted food record) | |||
| Adolescents (13-18 years) | 117 | 84 | 115 |
| Ireland - National Adult Nutrition Survey II 2021-2022 (IUNA 2024) (x24h telephone dietary recalls) | |||
| Adults (19-64 years) | 141 | - | - |
| ≥ 65 years | 141 | - | - |
| Greece - Regional Crete, 2004 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 46 | 43 | 49 |
| Greece - The EFSA-funded collection of dietary and related data in the general population aged 10-74 years - 2014 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adolescents | 112 | 92 | 133 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 116 | 103 | 130 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 85 | 71 | 98 |
| Spain - Spanish National Dietary Survey on children and adolescents, 2012 (2d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 114 | 107 | 120 |
| Adolescents | 147 | 128 | 163 |
| Spain - Spanish National Dietary Survey on adults, elderly, and pregnant women, 2013 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adults 18-64 years | 114 | 97 | 131 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 86 | 72 | 99 |
France - The French National Dietary Survey (INCA3), 2014-2015 (0-14y: 3d food record; 15-79y: 3x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 100 | 97 | 103 |
| Adolescents | 139 | 118 | 159 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 152 | 128 | 184 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 135 | 118 | 157 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 131 | 113 | 170 |
| Croatia - Croatian Food Consumption Survey on adults-2011 (3x 24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adults 18-64 years | 197 | 149 | 248 |
| Italy - Italian National Dietary Survey on children population 3mo-9years, 2017 (2d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 83 | 78 | 88 |
| Italy - Italian National Dietary Survey on population 10-74y 2018 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adolescents | 152 | 133 | 171 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 126 | 100 | 155 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 100 | 87 | 119 |
| Italy - Italian National Food Consumption Survey INRAN SCAI 2005 (3d food record) | |||
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 91 | 83 | 111 |
| Cyprus - National Dietary Survey of the children of Cyprus - 2014 (3d food record) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day) | Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 104 | 101 | 107 |
| Cyprus - National Dietary Survey of the adult population of Cyprus, 2014 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adolescents | 151 | 123 | 180 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 161 | 109 | 215 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 109 | 79 | 139 |
| Latvia - Latvian National Dietary Survey, 2012 (children: 2d food record; adolescents and adults, 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 106 | 104 | 108 |
| Adolescents | 142 | 126 | 166 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 182 | 125 | 247 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 149 | 133 | 168 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 181 | 158 | 205 |
| Hungary - Hungarian National Food Consumption Survey, 2018 (children: 2d food record, adolescents and adults: 2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 123 | 121 | 125 |
| Adolescents | 159 | 142 | 176 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 185 | 147 | 222 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 163 | 131 | 195 |
| Hungary - National Repr Surv 2003 (3d food record) | |||
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 153 | 137 | 181 |
| Netherlands -Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2012 (children: 2d food record, adolescents and adults: 2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 67 | 63 | 70 |
| Adolescents | 114 | 92 | 134 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 128 | 103 | 155 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 124 | 108 | 140 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 118 | 100 | 132 |
| Austria - Austrian Nutrition Survey (2014-2016), 2017 (2x 24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children 6-9 years | 89 | - | - |
| Adolescents | - | 83 | 116 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 158 | 128 | 188 |
| Adults 65-75 years | - | 92 | 135 |
| Portugal - National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population, 2015 (children: 2d food record, adolescents and adults: 2x24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 111 | 105 | 117 |
| Adolescents | 173 | 158 | 188 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 168 | 128 | 215 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 110 | 79 | 140 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 97 | 79 | 111 |
| Romania - Romanian National Food Consumption Survey for adolescents, adults and elderly, 2019 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 142 | 127 | 155 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 152 | 122 | 181 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 142 | 112 | 174 |
| Romania - DIETA PILOT ADULTS 2012 (7d food record) | |||
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 149 | 119 | 180 |
| Slovenia - Slovenian National Food Consumption Survey, 2017 (2x 24h recall) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 143 | 115 | 169 |
| Adults 18-64 years | 176 | 119 | 242 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 151 | 118 | 185 |
| Finland - Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Nutrition Study (DIPP) 2001-2009 (2001) (3d food record) | |||
Age group
| All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 81 | 72 | 90 |
| Finland - Nutrition and wellbeing of secondary school pupils, 2007 (2x 48h recall) | |||
| Adolescents | 112 | 90 | 140 |
| Finland - FINDIET 2017 (2x24h recall) | |||
| Adults 18-64 years | 129 | 97 | 164 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 97 | 79 | 120 |
| Sweden - National Food Administration 2003 (4x 24h recalls) | |||
| Age group | All, Intake (g/day)
| Females, Intake (g/day) | Males, Intake (g/day) |
| Children | 64 | 61 | 67 |
| Sweden - RIKSMATEN ADOLESCENTS 2016 (2d web-based dietary record) | |||
| Adolescents | 163 | 132 | 202 |
| Sweden - Swedish National Dietary Survey - RIKSMATEN ADULTS 2010 (4d web-based dietary record) | |||
| Adults 18-64 years | 127 | 101 | 161 |
| Adults 65-74 years | 109 | 93 | 130 |
| Adults ≥ 75 years | 96 | 78 | 109 |
aAge groups were defined as, unless stated otherwise: "children", 3-9 years of age; "adolescents", 10-17 years of age. Adults are divided in three groups, 18-64, 65-74, and ≥ 75 years of age.
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| Originally published | 29 May 2026 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention |
