Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Türkiye peaked at 5.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2002.
That places Türkiye 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -21.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 833.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1386 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,579 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 35.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 101,735 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Türkiye?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Türkiye was 5.0% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2002.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Türkiye ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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