Jamaica vs Peru: Animal protein consumption
Jamaica
7.35 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Peru
7.36 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica rank
58th
Peru rank
57th
Animal protein consumption over time
- Jamaica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7.36 grams of protein per day per capita against 7.35 grams of protein per day per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Peru ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.72 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 7.56 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.56 grams of protein per day per capita | 4.06 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.5 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 4.7 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.9447 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 4.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.6113 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.34 grams of protein per day per capita | 5.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.44 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 6.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.033 grams of protein per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 7.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 7.61 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.2925 grams of protein per day per capita | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher animal protein consumption, Jamaica or Peru?
- Peru, at 7.36 grams of protein per day per capita against 7.35 grams of protein per day per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in animal protein consumption between Jamaica and Peru?
- 0.01 grams of protein per day per capita, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Peru rank globally for animal protein consumption?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Peru ranks 57th 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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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.