Denmark vs Spain: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Denmark
9.3%
in 2023
Spain
9.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
14th
Spain rank
15th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.3% against 9.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 0.2% | 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 Spain?
- Denmark, at 9.3% against 9.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Denmark ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th 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.