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US Meat Consumption per Person vs Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+)
US Meat Consumption per Person and Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+) correlate at r = +0.66 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.13. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.13 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.66
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 63 (1961–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.49 to 0.78
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.13
Sources
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
- Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+) (earthquakes per year): USGS. Annual worldwide count of magnitude 5+ earthquakes (USGS ComCat).
Related pairs
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Meat Consumption per Person (r = +0.91)
- US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Infant Mortality (r = -0.91)
- US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Nuclear Power Generation (r = +0.90)
- US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Rural Population (r = -0.89)
- US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Urban Population (r = +0.89)
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+) (r = -0.89)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.