I&#x27;m surprised that China eats more meat per capita (17%) than most of the rest of the world.<p>Hong Kong is at the top (29%), followed by Argentina (19%), Vietnam (18%), and then China and Australia, both at 17%.<p>China&#x27;s lead even holds up in absolute Calorie terms -- 509 Calories vs 469 in the US. However, interestingly, the Chinese eat less mass of meat per capita than the US. I wonder if that&#x27;s due to eating more energy-rich parts of animals or if their animals are bred to have more energy-rich meat.