EU countries by protein supply per person
Ireland had the highest protein supply per person of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 138.88 grams per person per day. Slovakia had the lowest, at 78.55 grams per person per day. The median was 111.7 grams per person per day. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Map of EU countries, 2021
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- 100 to 110
- 110 to 120
- 120 and over
All EU countries, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland Estimated | 138.88 | +9% |
| 2 | Denmark Estimated | 127.2 | -0.3% |
| 3 | Lithuania Estimated | 126.98 | 0% |
| 4 | Finland Estimated | 124.7 | +1.3% |
| 5 | Poland Estimated | 119.69 | +0.4% |
| 6 | France Estimated | 119.23 | +0.7% |
| 7 | Portugal Estimated | 117.93 | +1.8% |
| 8 | Luxembourg Estimated | 117.17 | +0.4% |
| 9 | Italy Estimated | 116.73 | +2.1% |
| 10 | Belgium Estimated | 114.02 | +3.2% |
| 11 | Spain Estimated | 113.31 | -0% |
| 12 | Netherlands Estimated | 112.08 | +0.7% |
| 12 | Sweden Estimated | 112.08 | -0.2% |
| 14 | Croatia Estimated | 111.7 | +5.3% |
| 15 | Estonia Estimated | 110.65 | +2.6% |
| 16 | Romania Estimated | 110.59 | +0.8% |
| 17 | Germany Estimated | 110.18 | -0.4% |
| 18 | Austria Estimated | 107.95 | -1% |
| 19 | Greece Estimated | 106.06 | +6% |
| 20 | Latvia Estimated | 105.53 | +0.1% |
| 21 | Malta Estimated | 101.47 | -2.4% |
| 22 | Slovenia Estimated | 101.42 | -2.7% |
| 23 | Cyprus Estimated | 97.62 | -0.1% |
| 24 | Czechia Estimated | 96.63 | +1% |
| 25 | Hungary Estimated | 92.84 | +2.5% |
| 26 | Bulgaria Estimated | 91.11 | +6.2% |
| 27 | Slovakia Estimated | 78.55 | -0.6% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674) (EU countries by protein supply per person, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
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Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674), EU countries by protein supply per person, 2021. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 28 Oct. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/protein-supply-per-person/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674). EU countries by protein supply per person, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/protein-supply-per-person/eu-countries?period=2021.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674), EU countries by protein supply per person, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/protein-supply-per-person/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest protein supply per person?
Ireland, with 138.88 grams per person per day in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Which EU country has the lowest protein supply per person?
Slovakia, with 78.55 grams per person per day in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674). Retrieved 2026-10-12.