In 2022, chicken was the most consumed fresh meat in Spain, with consumption volume figures reaching approximately 10.51 kilograms per person. With the average Spaniard consuming 8.61 kilograms of it, pork ranked second on the list of most consumed fresh meats that year. Generally speaking, the per capita consumption of meat averaged out at 39.07 kilograms in 2022.
Fresh meat in Spain
Fresh meat was the most consumed type of meat in Spain, with an annual consumption volume that amounted to over 32 kilograms per capita, followed far behind by processed meat.
Fresh meat is mainly purchased in supermarkets with this type of establishment holding roughly half the sales volume of fresh meat in 2022. Nonetheless, specialist shops were also one of the leading distribution channels to buy fresh meat in Spain that year, with a share of approximately 25.4 percent of all sales.
Meat price and expenditure trends in Spain
Spanish households spent over 6.4 billion euros on fresh meat, with fresh pork ranking as the type of fresh meat Spaniards spent most money on, while the annual household expenditure on processed meat in Spain stood at over 4.3 billion euros.
Per capita consumption of fresh meat in Spain in 2022, by type
(in kilograms)
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