Denmark vs Netherlands: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Denmark
9.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
9.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
14th
Netherlands rank
11th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 9.4% against 9.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 7.3% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 8.2% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 8.5% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.2% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 0.4% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 9.4% against 9.3% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Denmark ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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.