Protein supply per person
Protein available for human consumption, in grams, per person per day from all foods, as published in FAOSTAT's food balances (item "Grand Total"). FAO converts each food's supply into nutrients with food composition factors and divides by the resident population.
Supply, not intake: the food available for human consumption at retail level, from production plus imports minus exports, stock changes and non-food uses, divided by the population. Household waste and what is not eaten are included, so it is higher than what people actually eat. FAO compiles these balances itself from national production and trade data, so every value is marked as estimated. The series starts in 2010 with FAO's current food balance method; FAO's older balances for 1961 to 2013 use another method and are not included. FAO revises past years with each release.
Key facts
- Protein supply per person in the World was 92.47 grams per person per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Protein supply per person in the United States was 123.1 grams per person per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Iceland had the highest protein supply per person of 176 countries in 2023, at 151.69 grams per person per day, and Democratic Republic of the Congo the lowest, at 27.72 grams per person per day. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 179 places, with figures from 2010 to 2023.
Rankings
Countries by protein supply per person, 2023
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Canada
- New Caledonia
- Namibia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
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