Israel vs United States of America: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Israel
8.5%
in 2023
United States of America
8.4%
in 2023
Israel rank
31st
United States of America rank
32nd
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Israel
- United States of America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 8.5% against 8.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Israel ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 8.9% | 2.9% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 8.6% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 8.2% | 1.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.9% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 0.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.6% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
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, Israel or United States of America?
- Israel, at 8.5% against 8.4% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Israel and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Israel ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 32nd 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.