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

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

First in the ranking
105.3 g
Median country
65.9 g
half above, half below
World
92.5 g
FAO aggregate
Range
28.3 to 105.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Tunisia

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Across 43 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Tunisia (105.3 g) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (28.3 g).

The median country is at 65.9 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

Protein supply over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Tunisia105.3
2Seychelles101.9
3Mauritius101.4
4Morocco99.0
5Algeria94.4
6Burkina Faso92.3
7Niger91.2
8Egypt90.2
9Libya89.5
10Gabon85.3
11Mauritania84.5
12Cabo Verde84.2
13Ethiopia79.7
14South Africa79.2
15Djibouti75.2
16Botswana74.9
17Cameroon72.4
18Senegal69.6
19Ghana69.3
20Zimbabwe67.5
21Namibia66.0
22Malawi65.9
23Côte d'Ivoire65.8
24Comoros65.1
25Tanzania59.6
26Eswatini59.1
27The Gambia58.5
28Nigeria58.1
29Sierra Leone57.9
30Guinea57.7
31Rwanda57.3
32São Tomé and Principe57.2
33Republic of the Congo56.5
34Kenya56.0
35Uganda55.3
36Guinea-Bissau51.5
37Lesotho49.4
38Angola48.8
39Zambia47.7
40Mozambique45.6
41Liberia45.4
42Madagascar39.4
43Democratic Republic of the Congo28.3
FAO · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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