Average supply of protein of animal origin per person (3-year average) in Africa

43 countries in Africa, 2022. Unit: g per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
53.9 g
Seychelles
Median country
16.5 g
half above, half below
World
38.7 g
FAO aggregate
Range
3.7 to 53.9
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Seychelles

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Across 43 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (53.9 g) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7 g).

The median country is at 16.5 g: half are above, half below.

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Source: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. Accessed on 24 September 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Animal protein supply over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles53.9
2Mauritius50.3
3Gabon43.0
4Libya41.3
5South Africa37.4
6Tunisia33.6
7Cabo Verde33.2
8Mauritania32.1
9Republic of the Congo31.6
10Zimbabwe31.2
11Morocco29.2
12Botswana28.4
13Egypt27.3
14Algeria27.1
15Namibia23.1
16Comoros21.3
17São Tomé and Principe20.9
18The Gambia19.4
19Ghana18.5
20Eswatini17.1
21Burkina Faso16.6
22Côte d'Ivoire16.5
23Malawi16.5
24Senegal16.5
25Lesotho15.9
26Djibouti15.7
27Angola15.5
28Uganda15.3
29Kenya14.4
30Cameroon14.3
31Sierra Leone14.2
32Tanzania13.6
33Zambia13.3
34Guinea12.7
35Liberia12.7
36Niger9.7
37Mozambique9.2
38Guinea-Bissau9.1
39Ethiopia6.8
40Nigeria6.8
41Rwanda6.5
42Madagascar5.0
43Democratic Republic of the Congo3.7
FAO · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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