Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh peaked at 2.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1982.
That places Bangladesh 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.6% | 2.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Bangladesh was 2.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1982.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Bangladesh ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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