Balance Sheet for Food Commodities 2018, preliminary and 2017 final figures

The total consumption of wheat declined compared to the previous year, to 79 kilograms. The consumption of wheat, oats, barley and rice was roughly the same as in the previous year, while the consumption of rye declined slightly in 2018.
The consumption of poultry in 2018 grew by almost three per cent from the previous year, whereas the consumption of pork declined by as much. The consumption of beef remained roughly the same as in 2017. The total consumption of meat was around 81 kg per capita when game and offal are also taken into account.
The consumption of milk decreased by almost five per cent from the previous year. The consumption of skimmed milk decreased by nearly nine per cent, and that of low-fat milk decreased by approximately three per cent, but the consumption of whole milk remained nearly the same as in 2017. All in all, the consumption of milk last year was 107 litres per capita.
The consumption of yoghurt remained roughly at the previous year’s level, approximately 20 kilograms per capita. The consumption of sour milk and curdled milk decreased by 4–5 per cent from the previous year. The consumption of other fresh products, such as flavoured quarks, grew.
In 2018, just under 26 kilograms of cheese and almost 12 kilograms of eggs were consumed per capita.
The consumption of citrus fruit grew by almost six per cent to 14 kilograms per capita. The consumption of other fresh fruit declined slightly and was 45 kilograms per capita.
Fish consumption was approximately 15 kilograms per capita in 2018.

Consumption of food commodities per capita

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