Japan vs Portugal: Animal protein consumption
Japan
13.46 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2022
Portugal
13.84 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
15th
Portugal rank
13th
Animal protein consumption over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.84 grams of protein per day per capita against 13.46 grams of protein per day per capita in Japan, a difference of 0.38 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.66 grams of protein per day per capita | 12.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.94 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1970s | 21.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 11.22 grams of protein per day per capita | 10.31 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 25.34 grams of protein per day per capita | 11.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 13.51 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 25.09 grams of protein per day per capita | 15.09 grams of protein per day per capita | 10 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 22.04 grams of protein per day per capita | 14.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 7.51 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.21 grams of protein per day per capita | 13.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.6256 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 13.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.2903 grams of protein per day per capita | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher animal protein consumption, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13.84 grams of protein per day per capita against 13.46 grams of protein per day per capita in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in animal protein consumption between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.38 grams of protein per day per capita, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for animal protein consumption?
- Japan ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 13th 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.