India’s Vegetarian Perception — and Non-Vegetarian Reality

More Indians eat meat than you think, but not in the same way or with the same freedom. This chapter follows what people say they eat—and what they actually do.

Explore the Data

Underlying data is available via Google Sheet.

Reference Links

• https://www.dataforindia.com/charts/c17ad4ba650d4da3a87065975cfac6be
• https://www.dataforindia.com/charts/fe8c9d909a114299b26bd5a595750347
• https://www.dataforindia.com/charts/504d550795534604a832283fa513ca70
• https://www.dataforindia.com/charts/cb3879ba845d4e1e87ca2608318076e1
• https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/religion-and-food/
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/07/08/eight-in-ten-indians-limit-meat-in-their-diets-and-four-in-ten-consider-themselves-vegetarian/ft_2021-07-08_foodinindia_03-png/

More data at

• Several rounds of National Family Health Survey
• International Institute for Population Sciences