World Beef Consumption: Ranking Of Countries The United States is the largest consumer of beef in the world in 2018 followed by China and Brazil. Rob Cook | Published on: Sep 22, 2020 Tweet Print World Beef Consumption: Ranking Of CountriesThe United States is the largest consumer of beef in the world in 2018 followed by China and Brazil.The world consumed 60.9 million metric tons of beef in 2018.The United States accounted for roughly 21% of the beef consumed in the world in 2018.Twelve (12) countries consumed over 1 million metric tons of beef in 2018. Email this Story to a Friend Please provide your name * Please provide an email Please provide your friend's name