Iceland vs Mongolia: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Iceland
11.6%
in 2023
Mongolia
12.8%
in 2023
Iceland rank
2nd
Mongolia rank
1st
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Iceland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 12.8% against 11.6% in Iceland, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Iceland ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 9.3% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 7.9% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.3% | 3.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.9% | 2.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 12.4% | 0.9% | Mongolia |
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, Iceland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 12.8% against 11.6% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Iceland and Mongolia?
- 1.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Iceland ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st 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.