Only on carbon emissions (thanks to rising energy consumption per head) did the high-growth countries do worse than the others.
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Canadians tried to do so: in 2003, beef consumption per head was 14.2 kilos (31 lbs), up 5% on 2002.
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The World Bank reckons that North Africa and the Middle East need get only 1.2% annual growth in consumption per head to halve poverty in 25 years.
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It also points out that its consumption and emission levels per head remain a mere fraction of America's.
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Head towards emerging markets where per capita consumption is still very low but increasing at a fairly steady pace.
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Domestic consumption of spuds is about 90 kilos (200lb) per head a year, according to Ismael Benavides, the agriculture minister.
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Since then paper consumption in offices has doubled, from 100 pounds to 200 pounds per head per year.
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