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Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds (www.theguardian.com)
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UN report says global meat supply has risen fourfold in last 60 years and is expected to keep rising

The average person eats about six times as much chicken and twice as much pork as their grandparents’ generation did, data from a UN report suggests, with global meat supply having risen fourfold in the last 60 years and expected to keep rising.

The supply of poultry rose from below 3kg a person in 1961 to 17kg in 2022, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pork supply doubled to 15kg a person over the same period, while beef, the most polluting food, stayed steady at 9kg.

Agriculture is the second most polluting sector of the global economy. Its planet-heating emissions are forecast to rise by 7.6% over the next decade, according to the FAO’s review of the science on the drivers of meat supply and demand, with livestock responsible for an estimated 80% of the increase.

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[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you’re mistaking me as some kind of crusader who is trying to evangelize chicken or something instead of someone observing what the general perception is relevant to the conversation.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm simply correcting your misstatements for the benefit of others. It's unfortunate if they have somehow upset you; the realities of animal exploitation we avoid thinking about are indeed quite upsetting, and I don't believe in protecting people from that.