Per capita sources of protein by country
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
83.04 grams of protein per day per capita
Niger
Lowest
22.98 grams of protein per day per capita
Somalia
Median
43.93 grams of protein per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Per capita sources of protein is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 83.04 grams of protein per day per capita in Niger; the lowest is 22.98 grams of protein per day per capita in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.93 grams of protein per day per capita, and the mean is 45.67 grams of protein per day per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 31.7%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 27.0%).
Per capita sources of protein: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 83.04 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 77.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 76.33 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 73.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 72.94 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 6 | Turkey | 71.13 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 70.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 69.29 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 65.81 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 65.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 63.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 63.3 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 63.15 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 59.74 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 16 | Djibouti | 59.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 58.97 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 58.94 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 57.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 56.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 56.5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 56.45 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Benin | 56.38 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 24 | Laos | 56.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Qatar | 55.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 55.32 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 55.21 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 28.4% | flat |
| 28 | Iran | 54.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 54.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 30 | India | 54.56 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Guyana | 54.14 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 53.86 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 53.8 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 53.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 52.89 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 36 | Syria | 52.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 37 | Cuba | 52.38 grams of protein per day per capita | 2019 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 52.21 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 39 | Montenegro | 52.15 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 40 | El Salvador | 51.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 41 | Sudan | 51.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Israel | 51.15 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 43 | Mauritania | 50.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 44 | Barbados | 50.88 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 50.67 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 50.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Nigeria | 50.45 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 50.36 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.35 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 49.87 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 49.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 52 | Malawi | 49.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 53 | Lebanon | 49.67 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 49.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 49.6 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 49.37 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 49.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 49.1 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 48.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 60 | Belize | 48.59 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Finland | 48.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 63 | Dominica | 48.36 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 64 | Seychelles | 47.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Kuwait | 47.96 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 66 | Indonesia | 47.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 67 | New Zealand | 47.57 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 68 | Russia | 47.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 47.46 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 70 | South Korea | 47.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 71 | Georgia | 47.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 72 | Tonga | 46.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 73 | Tanzania | 46.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Slovenia | 46.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 46.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 76 | Chad | 46.54 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 77 | Botswana | 46.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 78 | Argentina | 45.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 79 | Libya | 45.65 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 45.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 45.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 82 | Poland | 45.27 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 83 | Iceland | 45.23 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 45.23 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 45.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 86 | North Korea | 45.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 2018 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 44.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | Ukraine | 44.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.72 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 91 | Oman | 44.48 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 92 | Maldives | 44.38 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 44.26 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 44.13 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 95 | Australia | 44.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 96 | Bahrain | 43.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 97 | Nauru | 43.75 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 98 | Portugal | 43.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 43.6 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 43.44 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.44 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 102 | Comoros | 43.42 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 103 | Hong Kong | 43.3 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 105 | Namibia | 43.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 43.16 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 107 | Austria | 43.06 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 108 | Jamaica | 43.01 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 110 | Moldova | 42.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 112 | Mexico | 42.74 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 113 | Eswatini | 42.72 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 114 | South Africa | 42.67 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 115 | Jordan | 42.64 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 116 | Cambodia | 42.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 42.4 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 118 | Belarus | 42.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 119 | Canada | 42.21 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 120 | Taiwan | 42.08 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 121 | Croatia | 41.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 122 | Greece | 41.79 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 41.71 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 124 | East Timor | 41.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 125 | Uganda | 41.67 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 126 | Uruguay | 41.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 127 | Cyprus | 41.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 128 | Thailand | 41.45 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 41.24 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 130 | Panama | 41.14 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 131 | Pakistan | 40.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 132 | France | 40.52 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 133 | Fiji | 40.42 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 133 | Paraguay | 40.42 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 135 | Guatemala | 40.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 136 | Japan | 40.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 137 | Lithuania | 40.39 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 138 | United States | 40.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 139 | Sweden | 40.04 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 140 | Hungary | 39.85 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 141 | Denmark | 39.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 142 | Venezuela | 39.58 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 143 | Brunei | 39.56 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 39.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 145 | Belgium | 39.31 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 146 | Spain | 39.25 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 147 | Grenada | 39.16 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 39.15 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 149 | Samoa | 39.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 38.98 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 151 | Malaysia | 38.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 152 | Macao | 38.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 153 | Brazil | 38.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 154 | Kiribati | 38.01 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 155 | Switzerland | 37.91 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 37.81 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 37.56 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 158 | Honduras | 37.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 159 | Estonia | 37.2 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 160 | Costa Rica | 36.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 161 | Bolivia | 36.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 162 | Colombia | 36.69 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 36.29 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 164 | Netherlands Antilles | 36.18 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 165 | Mozambique | 35.98 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 35.98 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 167 | Burundi | 35.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 168 | Germany | 35.63 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 169 | Netherlands | 35.62 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 170 | Zambia | 34.96 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 171 | Mongolia | 34.87 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 172 | Madagascar | 34.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 173 | Czechia | 34.32 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 174 | Yemen | 34.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 175 | Haiti | 34 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 176 | Liberia | 33.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 177 | Bulgaria | 33.71 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.5 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 179 | Lesotho | 33.4 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 180 | Angola | 33.14 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.08 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 182 | Slovakia | 32.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 183 | Bahamas | 31.6 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 30.53 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.04 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 186 | Ecuador | 29.12 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 187 | Bermuda | 27.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 2009 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 26.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 189 | Congo | 24.09 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.07 grams of protein per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 191 | Somalia | 22.98 grams of protein per day per capita | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 49.74 grams of protein per day per capita
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.