Daily per capita protein supply in Japan

Japan: Daily per capita protein supply was 93.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
93.76
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
86th
of 192 countries
All-time high
97.34
in 1989
All-time low
71.24
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Daily per capita protein supply in Japan, 1961–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, daily per capita protein supply in Japan stood at 93.76.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita protein supply in Japan peaked at 97.34 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 71.24, in 1961.

That places Japan 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Daily per capita protein supply in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita protein supply in Japan, 1961 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1961 71.24 —
1962 72.44 +1.7%
1963 73.96 +2.1%
1964 72 -2.7%
1965 74.9 +4.0%
1966 75.95 +1.4%
1967 77.9 +2.6%
1968 78.69 +1.0%
1969 78.84 +0.2%
1970 79.64 +1.0%
1971 81.41 +2.2%
1972 82.41 +1.2%
1973 84.05 +2.0%
1974 83.13 -1.1%
1975 83.06 -0.1%
1976 86.36 +4.0%
1977 86.09 -0.3%
1978 87.67 +1.8%
1979 87.67 +0.0%
1980 86.95 -0.8%
1981 87.09 +0.2%
1982 88.15 +1.2%
1983 90.04 +2.1%
1984 90.64 +0.7%
1985 92.23 +1.8%
1986 93.01 +0.8%
1987 94.99 +2.1%
1988 96.26 +1.3%
1989 97.34 +1.1%
1990 95.98 -1.4%
1991 95.42 -0.6%
1992 95.89 +0.5%
1993 96.34 +0.5%
1994 96.88 +0.6%
1995 97.02 +0.2%
1996 96.68 -0.4%
1997 94.42 -2.3%
1998 93.36 -1.1%
1999 93.58 +0.2%
2000 95.43 +2.0%
2001 95.69 +0.3%
2002 93.48 -2.3%
2003 93.53 +0.1%
2004 91.03 -2.7%
2005 91.72 +0.8%
2006 89.55 -2.4%
2007 90.06 +0.6%
2008 88.55 -1.7%
2009 86.49 -2.3%
2010 90.57 +4.7%
2011 90.09 -0.5%
2012 90.82 +0.8%
2013 90.79 -0.0%
2014 90.39 -0.4%
2015 89.45 -1.0%
2016 89.35 -0.1%
2017 90.44 +1.2%
2018 90.93 +0.5%
2019 91.06 +0.2%
2020 91.46 +0.4%
2021 92.42 +1.1%
2022 93.76 +1.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 93.76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.01, 85% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 93.76 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.54, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75.1 71.24 78.84 9
1970s 84.15 79.64 87.67 10
1980s 91.67 86.95 97.34 10
1990s 95.56 93.36 97.02 10
2000s 91.55 86.49 95.69 10
2010s 90.39 89.35 91.06 10
2020s 92.54 91.46 93.76 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 83 Kuwait 95.5 compare
  2. 84 Cuba 95.29 compare
  3. 85 Netherlands Antilles 94.61 compare
  4. 87 Hungary 93.64 compare
  5. 88 Algeria 93.59 compare
  6. 89 Panama 93.54 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita protein supply in Japan?
Daily per capita protein supply in Japan was 93.76 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita protein supply recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 97.34 in 1989.
What is the lowest daily per capita protein supply recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 71.24 in 1961.
How does Japan rank for daily per capita protein supply?
Japan ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
Is daily per capita protein supply rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita protein supply
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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