Animal protein consumption by country
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.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
24.63 grams of protein per day per capita
Maldives
Lowest
0.12 grams of protein per day per capita
Afghanistan
Median
4.19 grams of protein per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,213
What the numbers show
Animal protein consumption is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 24.63 grams of protein per day per capita in Maldives; the lowest is 0.12 grams of protein per day per capita in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.19 grams of protein per day per capita, and the mean is 5.36 grams of protein per day per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 205.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 231.2%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 63.1%).
Animal protein consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 24.63 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 24.5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Kiribati | 22.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 16.34 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 15.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 15.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 14.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 8 | Macao | 14.28 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 9 | Seychelles | 14.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 10 | Micronesia (country) | 14.02 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 13.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 13.86 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 13.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 13.46 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | Cambodia | 13.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 12.96 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Samoa | 12.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 12.22 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 11.86 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 11.81 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Bermuda | 11.79 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 23 | Vietnam | 11.12 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 10.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 25 | China | 10.4 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 10.08 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 9.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.56 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Laos | 8.95 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 8.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritius | 8.71 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 8.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 8.43 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 35 | Tonga | 8.28 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 8.08 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 38 | Netherlands Antilles | 8.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 7.91 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 7.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 7.81 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Fiji | 7.8 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 43 | Taiwan | 7.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 44 | France | 7.76 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 7.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 46 | Gabon | 7.74 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 7.66 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 48 | Nauru | 7.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Brunei | 7.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 50 | Dominica | 7.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 7.57 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 52 | Bahamas | 7.57 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 7.48 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 7.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 7.45 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 7.36 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 7.35 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 7.22 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.95 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 84.8% | flat |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 6.94 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 6.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 6.5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 64 | New Caledonia | 6.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 65 | Congo | 6.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 6.15 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 67 | Australia | 6.11 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Israel | 5.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | Gambia | 5.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 5.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 5.85 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 73 | Grenada | 5.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 74 | Belgium | 5.6 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 75 | Qatar | 5.59 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 5.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 5.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 5.37 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 5.26 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 80 | Cameroon | 5.16 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 5.16 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain | 5.13 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 85 | Canada | 4.97 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.91 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 87 | Suriname | 4.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 88 | Cyprus | 4.76 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 89 | Moldova | 4.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 90 | United States | 4.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 91 | Ukraine | 4.59 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Panama | 4.52 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 4.52 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 4.48 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 4.43 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 96 | Benin | 4.33 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 4.32 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 173.4% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 4.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mexico | 4.02 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 3.88 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 3.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 45.4% | flat |
| 102 | Mozambique | 3.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | 3.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 104 | Kuwait | 3.74 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 3.7 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 106 | Austria | 3.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 107 | Libya | 3.61 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 3.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | North Korea | 3.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 2018 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus | 3.33 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 111 | Chile | 3.32 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Zambia | 3.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 40.9% | falling |
| 113 | Montenegro | 3.28 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 3.27 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 115 | Iran | 3.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 3.22 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 117 | Estonia | 3.19 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 118 | Colombia | 3.08 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 119 | Georgia | 3.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 3.02 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 2.97 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 2.97 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 123 | Namibia | 2.86 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 2.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 125 | Togo | 2.7 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 126 | India | 2.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 127 | Venezuela | 2.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 128 | Czechia | 2.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 129 | Albania | 2.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 2.5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 131 | Romania | 2.27 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 2.26 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 133 | Brazil | 2.26 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 134 | El Salvador | 2.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | 2.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritania | 2.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 2.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 2.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 139 | East Timor | 2.12 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Ecuador | 1.95 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 141 | Argentina | 1.94 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 142 | Nigeria | 1.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 143 | Mali | 1.91 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 144 | Bhutan | 1.88 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 145 | Hungary | 1.79 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 1.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 2021 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 147 | Tanzania | 1.77 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 1.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.74 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Cuba | 1.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 151 | Paraguay | 1.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | 1.59 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 1.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 1.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 155 | South Africa | 1.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 156 | Armenia | 1.48 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Chad | 1.48 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 158 | Turkey | 1.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 159 | Rwanda | 1.37 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Nepal | 1.32 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Liberia | 1.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 162 | Honduras | 1.3 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Lebanon | 1.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Jordan | 1.22 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 166 | Guatemala | 1.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | 1.12 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Madagascar | 1.09 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 170 | Algeria | 0.85 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | 0.7354 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 0.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 173 | Kenya | 0.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | 0.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 175 | Iraq | 0.669 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 176 | Bolivia | 0.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | 0.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 180 | Botswana | 0.57 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 181 | Lesotho | 0.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Somalia | 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | 0.45 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Pakistan | 0.44 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 185 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.43 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Mongolia | 0.3 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Sudan | 0.2658 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 188 | Syria | 0.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 0.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.13 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.12 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 7.91 grams of protein per day per capita
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.