World › Indicators › Animal protein supply
Average supply of protein of animal origin per person (3-year average)
174 countries, 2022.
Unit: g per person per day.
First in the ranking
105.5 g
Median country
45.4 g
half above, half below
World
38.7 g
FAO aggregate
Range
3.7 to 105.5
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Iceland
How to read it
Across 174 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Iceland (105.5 g) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7 g).
The median country is at 45.4 g: half are above, half below.
For the world as a whole, the value rose from 27.8 g in 2001 to 38.7 g in 2022.
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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
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Animal protein supply over time
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Ranking of countries
2022
Biggest changes, 2012-2022
% change · 166 countries
Continents over time
median country of each continent
Animal protein supply - continent medians
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2001
Africa: 12.65
Asia: 23.35
Europe: 56.5
North America: 36.75
South America: 33.35
Oceania: 46.4 2002
Africa: 13.6
Asia: 23.9
Europe: 57.4
North America: 38.25
South America: 33.7
Oceania: 46.7 2003
Africa: 14.05
Asia: 25.3
Europe: 58.45
North America: 38.7
South America: 34.1
Oceania: 45.4 2004
Africa: 14.1
Asia: 26.65
Europe: 58.65
North America: 38.95
South America: 32.05
Oceania: 45.7 2005
Africa: 14.15
Asia: 26.8
Europe: 58.65
North America: 39.1
South America: 31.6
Oceania: 44.9 2006
Africa: 14.7
Asia: 27.15
Europe: 58.2
North America: 39.9
South America: 32.1
Oceania: 45.8 2007
Africa: 15.35
Asia: 28.1
Europe: 58.45
North America: 40.3
South America: 33.55
Oceania: 46 2008
Africa: 15.5
Asia: 27.95
Europe: 58.55
North America: 40.2
South America: 33.6
Oceania: 47.1 2009
Africa: 15.5
Asia: 28.9
Europe: 60.25
North America: 40.55
South America: 35.6
Oceania: 51.9 2010
Africa: 15.6
Asia: 31.1
Europe: 61.45
North America: 43.25
South America: 38.2
Oceania: 55.8 2011
Africa: 16.6
Asia: 32.4
Europe: 62.6
North America: 44.55
South America: 41.55
Oceania: 48.05 2012
Africa: 16.8
Asia: 33
Europe: 63
North America: 45.1
South America: 42.65
Oceania: 48.4 2013
Africa: 16.6
Asia: 32
Europe: 62.85
North America: 45.55
South America: 42.8
Oceania: 47.7 2014
Africa: 16.5
Asia: 32.8
Europe: 62.45
North America: 46.15
South America: 43.1
Oceania: 47.15 2015
Africa: 16.7
Asia: 33.4
Europe: 63.15
North America: 47.7
South America: 42.05
Oceania: 47.5 2016
Africa: 16.8
Asia: 34
Europe: 63.75
North America: 48.25
South America: 42.75
Oceania: 47.95 2017
Africa: 16.9
Asia: 34.5
Europe: 64.35
North America: 49.9
South America: 43.05
Oceania: 48.75 2018
Africa: 16.5
Asia: 35.8
Europe: 64.6
North America: 51.7
South America: 43.75
Oceania: 49.75 2019
Africa: 16.9
Asia: 36.6
Europe: 65.85
North America: 54
South America: 43.65
Oceania: 51.3 2020
Africa: 16.3
Asia: 37.1
Europe: 67.55
North America: 54.7
South America: 44.35
Oceania: 58 2021
Africa: 16.6
Asia: 39
Europe: 68.1
North America: 54.3
South America: 44.7
Oceania: 58.4 2022
Africa: 16.5
Asia: 40.7
Europe: 69.25
North America: 54.2
South America: 45.05
Oceania: 58 2001
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