But there is a huge regional variation in meat consumption patterns.

United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Germany 2016 – a study run by the German Nutrition Society has estimated that almost 1 per cent of the population (a bit over 810,000) were vegans. Around two billion of us were children then, and there were more people underweight than overweight worldwide. I for example used to be a diet vegan. Indian vegetarians (percentage distribution) according to the National Family Health Survey of 2019. The number of searches for the ‘veganism’ topic in the UK, over the last five years. The definition of VEGANISM according to the ‘Vegan Society’. A quick Google search for veganism shows an increase of 550 per cent over the last five years so my question is, is the world going to become entirely vegan? According to the ‘The Food & You’ survey run by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the National Centre for Social Science Research, there were 150,000 vegans in 2014. United States Department of Agriculture Tech. The current amount of meat we waste means that change is possible without humankind becoming a species of vegetarians. But the production of meat has large environmental impacts – increasing greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural land and freshwater use. Supermarket loss estimates for fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood and their use in the ERS loss-adjusted food availability data. Based on the most recent United Nations estimates the world population in 2020 is 7.8 billion. Percentage of meat eaters in the world? The transition from vegetarians to vegans has been accelerated by global movements such as ‘Veganuary’. Econ. I mean, I’ve been vegan on and off several times this year and I know lots like me. Before we look at the total number of vegans in the world, let’s see their distribution in the US, UK, India and Australia. Moreover, as cultures and landscapes change for the better, veganism has started to gain momentum in Latin America, Asia, and Africa as well. They extend the vegan philosophy beyond diets, into as many as possible areas of their lives. The proportion of the population who are children has been falling, as fertility itself has fallen. Then there are the 18.6 billion chickens weighing 40 million tonnes worldwide, being by far the most populous birds on the planet today. Honeybee Shortages in Europe, Earth Overshoot Day: Humanity’s Footprints, Cartograma cuadriculada de la población de Ecuador, Wood-works: Mapping the world's commercial forestry. Now, don`t get me wrong, I always believed that all this veganism mania has started in the last four years. For example, the FAO (2002) figure for Denmark, which has one of the highest meat export … TB-1927. Current data shows that the number of vegans continue to rise, at an accelerated rate. Bull. Recent projections by the World Health Organization (WHO) predict that on average each person will consume 45kg of meat per year in 2030, up from 36kg at the end of the 1990s.

Thank you for sharing so much informative data, you guys are amazing! We have taken over the planet. (click for larger version) When the world’s population passed seven billion people in 2011 we humans weighed, in total, 350 million tonnes. Finally, if you want to interact with thousands like you, join your tribe on the Future of Fashion Group. Meat Eaters. This includes some 1.4 billion cattle that weigh 520 million tonnes at any one time. [8], These are the original numbers reported by the FAO in 2002. Thanks a bunch guys!

Similarly, the number of vegans in the U.K. has quadrupled over the last five years. For more details on that, see the end of the article. Available online at: Meat consumption per capita refers to the total meat retained for use in country per person per year.

Why did The Economist, call 2019 is the year of the vegan? The WHO predicts that if these trends continue and meat consumption continues to rise, not only will developing countries increase their per capita consumption from 26kg at the end of the 1990s to 37kg per year in 2030, but also the wealthy parts of the world will continue to increase their meat intake from 88kg to 100kg, adding to the current over-consumption and all the related effects on the environmental footprint that meat production contains. Since then, the number that are overweight has risen dramatically. Veganism in the UK has increased by 300% in the past five years. [1], The figures tabulated below do not represent per capita amounts of meat eaten by humans. Similarly, Google search for ‘veganism’ has seen an increase of 580 per cent, over the last five years. India, the world's second most populous country, has over 500 million vegetarians. Based on the above figures – adjusted with the speed of growth and other comparative statistics – the approximate number of vegans in the world is less than 1 per cent of the world population.

Who are the world’s biggest meat consumers? Globally, 90 percent of the ever-increasing soybean harvest goes for animal feed. 0 0 1.

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), FAOSTAT on-line statistical service (FAO, Rome, 2004). Sustainable Clothes In Sustainable Furniture – Brands To Help You Choose, These Are Best Self-Help Books Of All Times, How To ‘Live Your Best Life’? However, the advent of veganism into fashion has split vegans into: Vegans by diet are also known as dietary vegans or strict vegetarians. United States Department of Agriculture. According to the ‘Vegetarianism in America’ study published by Vegetarian Times Magazine, the percentage of vegans in the US is rising fast. In simple terms, a vegan is a person that abstains from using any animal-based products. But I have this feeling that recently it became more and more important for people to consume in a sustainable way and the first example that comes to my mind is the rise of veganism. (Statistical database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

[6] Additionally, the 2002 FAO study was potentially misleading for countries with high levels of meat export compared to their population, as it relied on production data using full carcass mass availability, whereas exports generally contain less bones, cartilage and other things not typically used for human consumption. However, there is reason for hope that these inequalities will eventually disappear. Food availability (per capita) data system. Italy 2016 – According to the Italian Research Institute, Euripses, 1 percent of the Italian population was vegan that year. Peak baby was in 1990, but the human population continues to rise because of ageing. Meat is an important source of nutrition for many people around the world. 2009. Infor. In Indian cuisine, vegetarianism is usually synonymous with lacto vegetarianism. Back in 2011 each of us weighed, on average, just under eight stone. Right now, there are about 9.7 million people in the US following a vegetarian-based diet. Switzerland 2017 – according to a research run by DemoSCOPE, 3 per cent of the population was estimated to be vegan. The term ‘vegan’ was coined in 1944 by Donald Watson, co-founder of ‘the Vegan Society’.

Right now, the total number of vegans, vegetarians, and all related categories, is close to 14 per cent of the world population. We are once again changing to meet the demand of our times. We know that collectively the amount we are eating, farming and killing, is increasing rapidly – but we sometimes make the mistake of assuming that this is widespread. If we ignore fish in the oceans and insects, then the vast majority of animal life on Earth by weight is either us, or what we farm to eat. The following figures were compiled from local reports and studies, and include both, diet and ethical vegans. Based on the above figures – adjusted with the speed of growth and other comparative statistics – the approximate number of vegans in the world is less than 1 per cent of the world population. In the US, the number of vegans went up 0.4 per cent to almost 3.5 per cent in the last two years or so. Sweden 2014 – A poll run by Demoskop showed that 4 per cent (that’s 1 in 10) of respondents were vegan. Answer. According to a UN FAO report, Indian has the lowest rate of meat consumption in the world, thanks to its religion (Hinduism). That weight is rising rapidly as our numbers are still growing and we are getting heavier. The movement encourages people to try vegan products for ‘January and beyond’ and has grown five times since its launch in 2014. The number of vegans in the U.S. grew by 600 per cent from 4 million in 2014 to 20 million in 2018. [3][4][5] As an example of the difference, for 2002, when the FAO figure for US per capita meat consumption was 124.48 kg (274.4 lb), the USDA estimate of US per capita loss-adjusted meat consumption was 62.6 kg (138 lb).