Meat Atlas – Facts and figures about the animals we eat

Original title	Der Fleischatlas
Country	Germany
Language	English and German
Subject	Meat production, intensive animal agriculture, environment
Publisher	Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth Europe
Publication date	January 2014
Media type	Online / print
Pages	68

Meat Atlas (Der Fleischatlas) is an annual report, published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth Europe, on the methods and impact of industrial animal agriculture and the meat industry.^[1] Barbara Unmuessig, the foundation's president, said that the report's goal is to inform consumers about the consequences of increasingly industrialized meat production.^[1]

Synopsis

Overview

According to the report, based on figures from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, the production of one kilogram (2 lb 3 oz) of beef requires 15,455 litres (4,083 US gal) of water, cheese 5,000 litres, rice 3,400 litres, and carrots 131 litres.^[2]

Over 75 kg (165 lb) of meat is consumed in the United States per person per year, 60 kg in Germany, 38 kg in China, and under 20 kg in Africa.^[1]

Pigs can reach their market weight with 10–15 percent less food if they are kept on antibiotics, but overuse increases the likelihood of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, so-called "superbugs."^[2]