Australia vs Finland: Daily per capita protein supply

Australia
124.99 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Finland
126.14 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
14th
Finland rank
12th

Daily per capita protein supply over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 126.14 grams of protein per day per capita against 124.99 grams of protein per day per capita in Australia, a difference of 1.15 grams of protein per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Finland ranks 12th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 108.51 grams of protein per day per capita 91.7 grams of protein per day per capita 16.81 grams of protein per day per capita Australia
1970s 108.7 grams of protein per day per capita 92.2 grams of protein per day per capita 16.49 grams of protein per day per capita Australia
1980s 105.95 grams of protein per day per capita 94.48 grams of protein per day per capita 11.46 grams of protein per day per capita Australia
1990s 105.07 grams of protein per day per capita 98.26 grams of protein per day per capita 6.8 grams of protein per day per capita Australia
2000s 105.58 grams of protein per day per capita 106.17 grams of protein per day per capita 0.5812 grams of protein per day per capita Finland
2010s 120.32 grams of protein per day per capita 119.32 grams of protein per day per capita 0.997 grams of protein per day per capita Australia
2020s 121.47 grams of protein per day per capita 124.95 grams of protein per day per capita 3.49 grams of protein per day per capita Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily per capita protein supply, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 126.14 grams of protein per day per capita against 124.99 grams of protein per day per capita in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply between Australia and Finland?
1.15 grams of protein per day per capita, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for daily per capita protein supply?
Australia ranks 14th and Finland ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita protein supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily per capita protein supply
Unit
grams of protein per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower. This is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock.