Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Greece
Greece: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.3%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
36th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2023
All-time low
3.9%
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Greece peaked at 8.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1961.
That places Greece 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.9% | — |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 5.1% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 4 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3492 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,411 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Greece?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Greece was 8.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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