Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India
India: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
154th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2022
All-time low
1.1%
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India peaked at 3.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
That places India 154th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in India was 3.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does India rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- India ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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