Average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia

Australia: Average supply of protein of animal origin was 71.6 g/cap/day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
71.6 g/cap/day
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
9th
of 170 countries
All-time high
74 g/cap/day
in 2016
All-time low
67.3 g/cap/day
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia, 2002–2018

0204060802002201020182002: 67.3 g/cap/day2003: 68.3 g/cap/day2004: 67.7 g/cap/day2005: 68.3 g/cap/day2006: 68.4 g/cap/day2007: 71 g/cap/day2008: 70.7 g/cap/day2009: 70 g/cap/day2010: 68.7 g/cap/day2011: 69.4 g/cap/day2012: 70 g/cap/day2013: 70.7 g/cap/day2014: 71 g/cap/day2015: 72.7 g/cap/day2016: 74 g/cap/day2017: 73.3 g/cap/day2018: 71.6 g/cap/day

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in g/cap/day.

Analysis

In 2018, average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia stood at 71.6 g/cap/day.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia peaked at 74 g/cap/day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.3 g/cap/day, in 2002.

That places Australia 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) in Australia, 2002 to 2018.
Year g/cap/day Change
2002 67.3 g/cap/day
2003 68.3 g/cap/day +1.5%
2004 67.7 g/cap/day -0.9%
2005 68.3 g/cap/day +0.9%
2006 68.4 g/cap/day +0.1%
2007 71 g/cap/day +3.8%
2008 70.7 g/cap/day -0.4%
2009 70 g/cap/day -1.0%
2010 68.7 g/cap/day -1.9%
2011 69.4 g/cap/day +1.0%
2012 70 g/cap/day +0.9%
2013 70.7 g/cap/day +1.0%
2014 71 g/cap/day +0.4%
2015 72.7 g/cap/day +2.4%
2016 74 g/cap/day +1.8%
2017 73.3 g/cap/day -0.9%
2018 71.6 g/cap/day -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.96 g/cap/day 67.3 g/cap/day 71 g/cap/day 8
2010s 71.27 g/cap/day 68.7 g/cap/day 74 g/cap/day 9

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Israel 73.3 g/cap/day compare
  2. 7 United States 72.7 g/cap/day compare
  3. 8 Portugal 72 g/cap/day compare
  4. 10 Montenegro 69 g/cap/day compare
  5. 11 Ireland 68.4 g/cap/day compare
  6. 12 Netherlands 68.3 g/cap/day compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia?
Average supply of protein of animal origin in Australia was 71.6 g/cap/day in 2018, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 74 g/cap/day in 2016.
What is the lowest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.3 g/cap/day in 2002.
How does Australia rank for average supply of protein of animal origin?
Australia ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is average supply of protein of animal origin rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day)
Unit
g/cap/day
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,866 data points, 2002–2018
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Average supply of protein of animal origin reflects a 3-year average from the Suite of Food Security Indicators on FAOSTAT. Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented on FAOSTAT. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgment and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported on FAOSTAT in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). In addition to this license, some database specific terms of use are listed: Terms of Use of Datasets.