Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia peaked at 8.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.7% | — |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,539 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 27,517 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9255 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 24,351 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,058 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Latvia was 8.6% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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