Bulgaria vs Japan: Daily protein supply from animal and plant-based foods
Bulgaria
52.78 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Japan
53.35 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
78th
Japan rank
75th
Daily protein supply from animal and plant-based foods over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 53.35 grams of protein per day per capita against 52.78 grams of protein per day per capita in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.57 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Japan ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.23 grams of protein per day per capita | 28.42 grams of protein per day per capita | 2.19 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1970s | 36.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 40.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.84 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 49 grams of protein per day per capita | 50.19 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.19 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 54.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 13.6 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 38.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 51.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 13.53 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 46.35 grams of protein per day per capita | 48.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 2.57 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 50.77 grams of protein per day per capita | 52.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.4 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily protein supply from animal and plant-based foods, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 53.35 grams of protein per day per capita against 52.78 grams of protein per day per capita in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in daily protein supply from animal and plant-based foods between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.57 grams of protein per day per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for daily protein supply from animal and plant-based foods?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th and Japan ranks 75th of 192 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 protein supply from animal and plant-based foods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.