El Salvador vs Mauritania: Animal protein consumption

El Salvador
2.25 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania
2.2 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
El Salvador rank
135th
Mauritania rank
137th

Animal protein consumption over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
0246196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.25 grams of protein per day per capita against 2.2 grams of protein per day per capita in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 grams of protein per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

El Salvador ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 192 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5267 grams of protein per day per capita 3.66 grams of protein per day per capita 3.13 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
1970s 0.4967 grams of protein per day per capita 2.9 grams of protein per day per capita 2.41 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
1980s 0.6506 grams of protein per day per capita 2.58 grams of protein per day per capita 1.93 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
1990s 0.6326 grams of protein per day per capita 2.4 grams of protein per day per capita 1.76 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
2000s 1.84 grams of protein per day per capita 3.19 grams of protein per day per capita 1.35 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
2010s 2.29 grams of protein per day per capita 2.79 grams of protein per day per capita 0.505 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania
2020s 2.26 grams of protein per day per capita 2.3 grams of protein per day per capita 0.0325 grams of protein per day per capita Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher animal protein consumption, El Salvador or Mauritania?
El Salvador, at 2.25 grams of protein per day per capita against 2.2 grams of protein per day per capita in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in animal protein consumption between El Salvador and Mauritania?
0.05 grams of protein per day per capita, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for animal protein consumption?
El Salvador ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Animal protein consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Animal protein consumption
Unit
grams of protein per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,213 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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