PER CAPITA LAMB, MUTTON AND GOAT MEAT CONSUMPTION
Selected Countries
Kilograms Per Person Per Annum
Carcass Weight Equivalent
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Mexico 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6
United States 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.7
EUROPEAN UNION 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0
France 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3
Germany 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Greece 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.2 13.9
Ireland 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.2 9.5 9.5
Italy 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8
Portugal 4.1 4.3 4.5 3.7 3.9 4.1
Spain 7.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2
United Kingdom 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 6.6 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.7
Poland 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Romania 3.4 2.4 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.8
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Kazakhstan, Republic of 14.5 16.1 14.9 11.9 9.3 7.8
Russian Federation 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.5
Ukraine 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia 19.9 16.5 14.7 13.2 13.0 12.7
Turkey 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4
OTHER AFRICA
South Africa, Republic of 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4
SOUTH ASIA
India 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
OTHER ASIA
China, Peoples Republic of 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1
Japan 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
OCEANIA
Australia 20.2 20.3 17.7 16.8 16.6 17.5
New Zealand 26.1 25.1 27.7 32.6 32.5 32.1
SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research. Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity and Marketing Programs
(p)-preliminary (f)-forecast Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Division
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