Bangladesh vs India: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Bangladesh
2.8%
in 2023
India
3.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
156th
India rank
154th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 156th and India ranks 154th of 192 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | India |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | India |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | India |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | India |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | India |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Bangladesh ranks 156th and India ranks 154th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.