I stumbled onto these data which show meat consumption in kilograms over the years for a range of nations. I was curious as to the relationship between meat consumption & GDP PPP per capita. My logic is that the more $ you have the more calories you’ll purchase in form of flesh protein & fat. That being said, there’s obviously a limit to how many calories you might want to purchase per day, so extra cost of meat for the wealthy would be in the form of quality (e.g., eating only Kobe beef). I took the 2002 data on meat consumption and plotted it against GDP PPP per capita from 2007. The relationship is rather straightforward.
The thick black line is a fit via loess. Here’s a plot that’s log-transformed:
OK, but what you want to do are the deviations from the trend line, right? If you’re “Green” minded, the “naughty and the nice.”
| Country | GDP per capita 2007 | kg meat consumed in 2002 | kg meat consumed predicted | Deviation | Proportional Deviation |
| Mongolia | $2,894 | 108.8 | 22.75 | 86.05 | 478% |
| Papua New Guinea | $2,079 | 73 | 18.76 | 54.24 | 389% |
| Samoa | $4,802 | 82.6 | 31.12 | 51.48 | 265% |
| Paraguay | $4,004 | 70.3 | 27.78 | 42.52 | 253% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $1,997 | 39 | 18.34 | 20.66 | 213% |
| Uruguay | $10,836 | 98.6 | 47.64 | 50.96 | 207% |
| Grenada | $12,315 | 97 | 50.87 | 46.13 | 191% |
| Argentina | $13,061 | 97.6 | 52.91 | 44.69 | 184% |
| Brazil | $9,731 | 82.4 | 45.66 | 36.74 | 180% |
| Zimbabwe | $190 | 15.2 | 8.46 | 6.74 | 180% |
| Belize | $8,302 | 74.7 | 42.6 | 32.1 | 175% |
| Mauritania | $1,827 | 29.9 | 17.48 | 12.42 | 171% |
| Bolivia | $4,359 | 50 | 29.3 | 20.7 | 171% |
| French Polynesia | $18,421 | 112.2 | 68.1 | 44.1 | 165% |
| New Zealand | $27,310 | 142.1 | 86.8 | 55.3 | 164% |
| China | $5,371 | 52.4 | 33.32 | 19.08 | 157% |
| Denmark | $37,179 | 145.9 | 93.21 | 52.69 | 157% |
| Dominica | $8,952 | 67.1 | 44.13 | 22.97 | 152% |
| Cyprus | $27,142 | 131.3 | 86.57 | 44.73 | 152% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | $18,323 | 99.3 | 67.82 | 31.48 | 146% |
| Hungary | $19,255 | 100.7 | 70.45 | 30.25 | 143% |
| Jamaica | $7,367 | 56.8 | 39.93 | 16.87 | 142% |
| Bulgaria | $11,841 | 69.4 | 49.69 | 19.71 | 140% |
| New Caledonia | $13,990 | 76.6 | 55.48 | 21.12 | 138% |
| Madagascar | $948 | 17.6 | 12.79 | 4.81 | 138% |
| Mali | $1,136 | 19 | 13.82 | 5.18 | 137% |
| Lebanon | $10,302 | 63.1 | 46.68 | 16.42 | 135% |
| Luxembourg | $79,422 | 141.7 | 105.43 | 36.27 | 134% |
| Vietnam | $2,593 | 28.6 | 21.31 | 7.29 | 134% |
| United States | $45,759 | 124.8 | 95.38 | 29.42 | 131% |
| Spain | $33,648 | 118.6 | 92.14 | 26.46 | 129% |
| Barbados | $18,900 | 88.7 | 69.47 | 19.23 | 128% |
| Poland | $16,177 | 78.1 | 61.65 | 16.45 | 127% |
| Philippines | $3,295 | 31.1 | 24.62 | 6.48 | 126% |
| Belarus | $10,643 | 58.6 | 47.29 | 11.31 | 124% |
| Netherlands Antilles | $15,481 | 73.3 | 59.67 | 13.63 | 123% |
| Guinea-Bissau | $561 | 13 | 10.61 | 2.39 | 123% |
| Guyana | $3,665 | 31.8 | 26.3 | 5.5 | 121% |
| Portugal | $21,827 | 91.1 | 76.9 | 14.2 | 118% |
| Chile | $14,296 | 66.4 | 56.33 | 10.07 | 118% |
| Canada | $38,065 | 108.1 | 93.46 | 14.64 | 116% |
| Fiji | $5,529 | 39.1 | 33.9 | 5.2 | 115% |
| Panama | $10,737 | 54.5 | 47.46 | 7.04 | 115% |
| Mexico | $12,447 | 58.6 | 51.23 | 7.37 | 114% |
| Ecuador | $7,176 | 45 | 39.35 | 5.65 | 114% |
| Vanuatu | $4,232 | 32.6 | 28.76 | 3.84 | 113% |
| Romania | $11,093 | 54.5 | 48.13 | 6.37 | 113% |
| Sudan | $2,056 | 21 | 18.65 | 2.35 | 113% |
| France | $31,161 | 101.1 | 90.79 | 10.31 | 111% |
| Ireland | $46,628 | 106.3 | 95.58 | 10.72 | 111% |
| Swaziland | $4,734 | 34.2 | 30.85 | 3.35 | 111% |
| Albania | $5,796 | 38.2 | 34.86 | 3.34 | 110% |
| Israel | $28,911 | 97.1 | 88.75 | 8.35 | 109% |
| Malta | $23,390 | 86.9 | 80.25 | 6.65 | 108% |
| Venezuela | $12,846 | 56.6 | 52.32 | 4.28 | 108% |
| Senegal | $1,679 | 17.7 | 16.71 | 0.99 | 106% |
| Namibia | $5,202 | 34 | 32.69 | 1.31 | 104% |
| Haiti | $1,307 | 15.3 | 14.75 | 0.55 | 104% |
| Uzbekistan | $2,318 | 20.7 | 19.96 | 0.74 | 104% |
| Benin | $1,485 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 103% |
| Slovenia | $27,966 | 88 | 87.65 | 0.35 | 100% |
| Austria | $39,269 | 94.1 | 93.79 | 0.31 | 100% |
| Italy | $30,956 | 90.4 | 90.64 | -0.24 | 100% |
| Lesotho | $1,441 | 15.4 | 15.46 | -0.06 | 100% |
| Niger | $687 | 11.2 | 11.33 | -0.13 | 99% |
| Cape Verde | $3,784 | 26.3 | 26.82 | -0.52 | 98% |
| Jordan | $4,700 | 29.8 | 30.71 | -0.91 | 97% |
| Netherlands | $38,955 | 89.3 | 93.71 | -4.41 | 95% |
| Kazakhstan | $11,004 | 44.8 | 47.96 | -3.16 | 93% |
| Belgium | $36,229 | 86.1 | 92.94 | -6.84 | 93% |
| Slovakia | $20,229 | 67.4 | 73.03 | -5.63 | 92% |
| Guam | $14,738 | 52.6 | 57.57 | -4.97 | 91% |
| Uganda | $963 | 11.7 | 12.87 | -1.17 | 91% |
| Iceland | $40,373 | 84.8 | 94.08 | -9.28 | 90% |
| Chad | $1,544 | 14.3 | 16 | -1.7 | 89% |
| Malaysia | $14,552 | 50.9 | 57.05 | -6.15 | 89% |
| Germany | $34,065 | 82.1 | 92.28 | -10.18 | 89% |
| Russia | $14,833 | 51 | 57.84 | -6.84 | 88% |
| Georgia | $4,434 | 26 | 29.61 | -3.61 | 88% |
| Estonia | $21,802 | 67.4 | 76.84 | -9.44 | 88% |
| Greece | $30,599 | 78.7 | 90.36 | -11.66 | 87% |
| Kenya | $1,658 | 14.3 | 16.6 | -2.3 | 86% |
| Qatar | $78,723 | 90.5 | 105.09 | -14.59 | 86% |
| United Kingdom | $35,047 | 79.6 | 92.58 | -12.98 | 86% |
| Honduras | $4,311 | 24.7 | 29.09 | -4.39 | 85% |
| Colombia | $7,384 | 33.9 | 39.98 | -6.08 | 85% |
| Peru | $7,658 | 34.5 | 40.79 | -6.29 | 85% |
| Costa Rica | $11,072 | 40.4 | 48.09 | -7.69 | 84% |
| Croatia | $15,487 | 49.9 | 59.69 | -9.79 | 84% |
| Ukraine | $7,015 | 32.3 | 38.86 | -6.56 | 83% |
| Gabon | $14,049 | 46 | 55.65 | -9.65 | 83% |
| South Africa | $10,632 | 39 | 47.27 | -8.27 | 82% |
| Sweden | $37,482 | 76.1 | 93.3 | -17.2 | 82% |
| Seychelles | $16,826 | 51.1 | 63.5 | -12.4 | 80% |
| United Arab Emirates | $36,994 | 74.4 | 93.16 | -18.76 | 80% |
| Armenia | $5,778 | 27.7 | 34.8 | -7.1 | 80% |
| Burkina Faso | $1,215 | 11.2 | 14.25 | -3.05 | 79% |
| Cambodia | $1,871 | 13.9 | 17.7 | -3.8 | 79% |
| Lithuania | $16,776 | 49.5 | 63.36 | -13.86 | 78% |
| Liberia | $477 | 7.9 | 10.13 | -2.23 | 78% |
| Zambia | $1,403 | 11.9 | 15.26 | -3.36 | 78% |
| Morocco | $3,703 | 20.6 | 26.46 | -5.86 | 78% |
| Switzerland | $40,134 | 72.9 | 94.02 | -21.12 | 78% |
| Bahrain | $33,885 | 70.7 | 92.22 | -21.52 | 77% |
| Nepal | $1,013 | 10 | 13.15 | -3.15 | 76% |
| Singapore | $49,879 | 71.1 | 96.31 | -25.21 | 74% |
| Cameroon | $2,228 | 14.4 | 19.51 | -5.11 | 74% |
| Guatemala | $5,088 | 23.8 | 32.25 | -8.45 | 74% |
| Finland | $35,965 | 67.4 | 92.86 | -25.46 | 73% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $21,963 | 56 | 77.21 | -21.21 | 73% |
| Oman | $18,999 | 49.8 | 69.74 | -19.94 | 71% |
| Egypt | $5,046 | 22.5 | 32.09 | -9.59 | 70% |
| Yemen | $2,530 | 14.7 | 21 | -6.3 | 70% |
| Syria | $4,679 | 21.2 | 30.62 | -9.42 | 69% |
| Latvia | $17,723 | 45.7 | 66.08 | -20.38 | 69% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $25,355 | 57.8 | 83.86 | -26.06 | 69% |
| Togo | $884 | 8.5 | 12.43 | -3.93 | 68% |
| Ethiopia | $733 | 7.9 | 11.58 | -3.68 | 68% |
| Tanzania | $1,297 | 10 | 14.69 | -4.69 | 68% |
| Cuba | $11,015 | 32.2 | 47.98 | -15.78 | 67% |
| Djibouti | $3,501 | 17.1 | 25.56 | -8.46 | 67% |
| Thailand | $8,015 | 27.9 | 41.82 | -13.92 | 67% |
| Nicaragua | $2,849 | 14.9 | 22.54 | -7.64 | 66% |
| Ghana | $1,358 | 9.9 | 15.02 | -5.12 | 66% |
| Tunisia | $7,403 | 25.5 | 40.04 | -14.54 | 64% |
| Norway | $53,285 | 61.7 | 97.06 | -35.36 | 64% |
| Saudi Arabia | $19,782 | 44.6 | 71.87 | -27.27 | 62% |
| Kuwait | $55,876 | 60.2 | 97.64 | -37.44 | 62% |
| El Salvador | $5,992 | 21.4 | 35.54 | -14.14 | 60% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6,085 | 21.4 | 35.86 | -14.46 | 60% |
| Pakistan | $2,500 | 12.3 | 20.85 | -8.55 | 59% |
| Brunei | $52,432 | 56.4 | 96.87 | -40.47 | 58% |
| Maldives | $4,303 | 16.6 | 29.06 | -12.46 | 57% |
| American Samoa | $8,949 | 24.9 | 44.12 | -19.22 | 56% |
| Libya | $12,377 | 28.6 | 51.04 | -22.44 | 56% |
| Sierra Leone | $650 | 6.1 | 11.11 | -5.01 | 55% |
| Tajikistan | $1,690 | 8.7 | 16.77 | -8.07 | 52% |
| Algeria | $6,669 | 18.3 | 37.78 | -19.48 | 48% |
| Botswana | $14,343 | 27.3 | 56.47 | -29.17 | 48% |
| Guinea | $1,102 | 6.5 | 13.63 | -7.13 | 48% |
| Japan | $33,523 | 43.9 | 92.09 | -48.19 | 48% |
| Iran | $11,666 | 23.1 | 49.3 | -26.2 | 47% |
| Angola | $7,784 | 19 | 41.16 | -22.16 | 46% |
| Mozambique | $844 | 5.6 | 12.21 | -6.61 | 46% |
| Nigeria | $2,193 | 8.6 | 19.33 | -10.73 | 44% |
| Comoros | $1,774 | 7.6 | 17.2 | -9.6 | 44% |
| Malawi | $778 | 5.1 | 11.84 | -6.74 | 43% |
| Turkey | $12,000 | 19.3 | 50.07 | -30.77 | 39% |
| Azerbaijan | $7,963 | 15.9 | 41.68 | -25.78 | 38% |
| Burundi | $346 | 3.5 | 9.37 | -5.87 | 37% |
| Rwanda | $813 | 4.4 | 12.04 | -7.64 | 37% |
| Indonesia | $3,595 | 8.3 | 25.98 | -17.68 | 32% |
| French Guiana | $8,298 | 13.2 | 42.59 | -29.39 | 31% |
| Guadeloupe | $7,981 | 12.7 | 41.73 | -29.03 | 30% |
| Martinique | $14,360 | 13.9 | 56.52 | -42.62 | 25% |
| India | $2,625 | 5.2 | 21.46 | -16.26 | 24% |
| Sri Lanka | $3,919 | 6.6 | 27.42 | -20.82 | 24% |
| Bangladesh | $1,385 | 3.1 | 15.16 | -12.06 | 20% |
| Bhutan | $1,443 | 3 | 15.47 | -12.47 | 19% |
| Virgin Islands | $14,498 | 6.6 | 56.9 | -50.3 | 12% |
The Virgin Islands is entered like that in the data, so perhaps it is a data entry error….
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