Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita by country
Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
151.69 grams per day per capita
Iceland
Lowest
27.72 grams per day per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
91.77 grams per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 151.69 grams per day per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 27.72 grams per day per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.77 grams per day per capita, and the mean is 89.68 grams per day per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 23.1%).
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 151.69 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 136.88 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 135.58 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 4 | Montenegro | 134.43 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 132.13 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 6 | China | 131.59 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 130.74 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tonga | 129.28 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 9 | Belarus | 127.95 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 126.35 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 126.33 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 126.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 125.45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 124.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 123.76 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | United States | 123.1 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 122.55 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 121.54 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 120.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 119.68 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Marshall Islands | 118.98 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 118.32 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 23 | Russia | 117.83 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 24 | Macao | 117.74 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 117.73 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 117.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 117.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 116.6 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | France | 115.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 115.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 31 | Guyana | 114.21 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 114.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 113.95 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 113.72 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 112.92 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 112.8 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 112.42 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 112.13 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 112.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 111.42 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 41 | Nauru | 110.94 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 42 | Latvia | 110.83 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | French Polynesia | 110.79 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | South Korea | 110.69 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 110.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 109.22 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 47 | Dominica | 108.89 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 48 | Barbados | 108.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 108.46 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 106.7 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 106.5 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 52 | Malta | 105.84 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 105.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 54 | Samoa | 105.29 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 105.13 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 56 | Qatar | 105.09 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 57 | Tunisia | 105.05 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritius | 104.96 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 59 | Bahamas | 104.78 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 104.65 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 104.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 104.34 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 103.8 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 103.18 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 103.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 102.92 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 102.2 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 101.95 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 69 | Slovenia | 101.46 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 70 | Switzerland | 101.41 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 100.93 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 72 | Mexico | 100.29 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 73 | USSR | 99.83 grams per day per capita | 1991 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bahrain | 99.79 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 75 | Taiwan | 98.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 98.73 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Grenada | 98.42 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 98.09 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Maldives | 97.41 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 96.68 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 82 | Czechia | 96.08 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 83 | Kuwait | 95.5 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 95.29 grams per day per capita | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 85 | Netherlands Antilles | 94.61 grams per day per capita | 2009 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 86 | Japan | 93.76 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Hungary | 93.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 88 | Algeria | 93.59 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 93.54 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 90 | Malaysia | 93.33 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 93.02 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.84 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 92.56 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 92.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 95 | Bermuda | 92.22 grams per day per capita | 2009 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 91.85 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 97 | Jamaica | 91.68 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90.94 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | Ukraine | 90.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 90.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 90.04 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 102 | Egypt | 89.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 88.88 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 104 | Belize | 88.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 105 | Peru | 88.55 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.44 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 107 | Fiji | 87.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 86.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 86.49 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 110 | Brunei | 85.86 grams per day per capita | 2009 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 111 | Oman | 85.62 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 84.78 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 113 | Kiribati | 83.36 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritania | 83.2 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 115 | Colombia | 83.15 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 83.14 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 82.7 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 118 | Nepal | 81.74 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 119 | Laos | 81.68 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 81.31 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 121 | Bolivia | 80.84 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 79.88 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 123 | Iran | 79.61 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 124 | Lebanon | 79.58 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 79.18 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 126 | Myanmar | 78.39 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 127 | Moldova | 77.92 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 128 | Indonesia | 77.8 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 129 | Philippines | 77.49 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 74.87 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 74.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 132 | India | 74.57 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 133 | Guatemala | 74.39 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 134 | Chad | 74.27 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 73.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 136 | Venezuela | 73.58 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 137 | Pakistan | 73.39 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 138 | Botswana | 73.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 139 | Mali | 72.76 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia (country) | 71.95 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 71.76 grams per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 142 | Senegal | 71.66 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 143 | Cameroon | 71.3 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 144 | Jordan | 71.1 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 145 | Syria | 70.56 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 146 | Sudan | 70.49 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 147 | Benin | 70.34 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 148 | Ecuador | 69.6 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 69.11 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 150 | Thailand | 68.63 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 151 | Suriname | 68.32 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 67.99 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 153 | Ghana | 67.94 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 67.69 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 67.54 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 156 | Paraguay | 66.47 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 157 | Malawi | 65.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 158 | East Timor | 65.4 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 160 | Cambodia | 64.43 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 161 | Namibia | 64.23 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 162 | Iraq | 63.91 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 163 | Comoros | 63.04 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 164 | Honduras | 63.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 62.58 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 166 | Togo | 62.39 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 62.19 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 168 | Tanzania | 60.46 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 169 | Congo | 58.89 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 170 | Eswatini | 58.78 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 171 | Guinea | 58.23 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 172 | Gambia | 58.12 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 57.58 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 174 | Rwanda | 57.05 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 175 | Nigeria | 57.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 176 | North Korea | 56.94 grams per day per capita | 2018 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 177 | Uganda | 56.43 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 178 | Kenya | 55.77 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 54.5 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.39 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.12 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 182 | Lesotho | 50.54 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 183 | Zambia | 48.26 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 184 | Angola | 47.47 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 185 | Haiti | 46.01 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 186 | Liberia | 45.04 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 187 | Yemen | 45 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 188 | Mozambique | 44.69 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 189 | Somalia | 39.85 grams per day per capita | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 190 | Madagascar | 39.53 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 191 | Burundi | 38.94 grams per day per capita | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 27.72 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
About this data
Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.