Average protein supply per person (3-year average)

174 countries, 2022. Unit: g per person per day.

First in the ranking
150.9 g
Iceland
Median country
91.4 g
half above, half below
World
92.5 g
FAO aggregate
Range
28.3 to 150.9
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Iceland

How to read it

Across 174 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Iceland (150.9 g) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (28.3 g).

The median country is at 91.4 g: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 74.9 g in 2001 to 92.5 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 Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Protein supply over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Iceland150.9Europe
2Ireland137.6Europe
3Israel134.8Asia
4Serbia134.3Europe
5Montenegro132.8Europe
6Tonga131.3Oceania
7Mongolia131.2Asia
8China128.8Asia
9Hong Kong126.8Asia
10Denmark126.4Europe
11Lithuania125.9Europe
12Finland125.6Europe
13United States122.4North America
14Portugal121.8Europe
15Argentina120.9South America
16Australia120.7Oceania
17Belarus120.0Europe
18Luxembourg119.6Europe
19Poland119.1Europe
20France117.3Europe
21Russia116.8Europe
22Belgium116.3Europe
23Italy116.2Europe
24Türkiye116.0Asia
25Marshall Islands115.9Oceania
26Saint Vincent and the Grenadines115.4North America
27Spain115.3Europe
28Macao114.7Asia
29Netherlands114.6Europe
30Canada114.1North America
31Croatia113.2Europe
32Sweden112.6Europe
33French Polynesia112.4Oceania
34Romania111.7Europe
35Estonia111.2Europe
36Albania111.1Europe
37Nauru111.1Oceania
38Bosnia and Herzegovina110.8Europe
39Guyana110.0South America
40Germany109.5Europe
41South Korea109.4Asia
42Greece109.3Europe
43Barbados109.1North America
44United Kingdom109.1Europe
45Qatar109.0Asia
46Austria108.8Europe
47Uzbekistan108.2Asia
48Latvia107.4Europe
49Saudi Arabia106.0Asia
50Samoa105.7Oceania
51Tunisia105.3Africa
52New Caledonia105.1Oceania
53Brazil104.6South America
54Armenia104.5Asia
55Bahrain104.2Asia
56Chile104.2South America
57North Macedonia103.8Europe
58Malta103.8Europe
59United Arab Emirates103.6Asia
60Turkmenistan103.6Asia
61Bahamas103.4North America
62Uruguay103.2South America
63Switzerland103.0Europe
64Kazakhstan102.0Asia
65New Zealand101.9Oceania
66Seychelles101.9Africa
67Mauritius101.4Africa
68Kuwait101.3Asia
69Tuvalu101.2Oceania
70Slovenia101.1Europe
71Azerbaijan99.7Asia
72Grenada99.5North America
73Saint Lucia99.4North America
74Mexico99.4North America
75Vietnam99.1Asia
76Morocco99.0Africa
77Maldives98.8Asia
78Cyprus97.6Asia
79Antigua and Barbuda97.5North America
80Czechia96.5Europe
81Algeria94.4Africa
82Panama94.4North America
83Saint Kitts and Nevis93.8North America
84Hungary92.6Europe
85Malaysia92.5Asia
86Burkina Faso92.3Africa
87Kyrgyzstan91.6Asia
88Jamaica91.2North America
89Niger91.2Africa
90Moldova91.1Europe
91Oman90.9Asia
92Egypt90.2Africa
93Costa Rica89.5North America
94Libya89.5Africa
95Peru89.5South America
96Ukraine89.2Europe
97Georgia88.9Asia
98Trinidad and Tobago87.6North America
99Bulgaria87.4Europe
100El Salvador87.0North America
101Belize86.9North America
102Dominican Republic86.8North America
103Gabon85.3Africa
104Kiribati85.1Oceania
105Mauritania84.5Africa
106Cabo Verde84.2Africa
107Fiji83.8Oceania
108Nepal83.3Asia
109Colombia82.7South America
110Tajikistan82.7Asia
111Slovakia81.3Europe
112Laos81.2Asia
113Bolivia80.9South America
114Iran80.8Asia
115Ethiopia79.7Africa
116Lebanon79.6Asia
117Myanmar79.3Asia
118South Africa79.2Africa
119Indonesia77.8Asia
120Philippines77.1Asia
121Vanuatu75.4Oceania
122Djibouti75.2Africa
123Federated States of Micronesia75.0Oceania
124Botswana74.9Africa
125Nicaragua74.9North America
126Bhutan74.2Asia
127Pakistan73.4Asia
128India72.9Asia
129Cameroon72.4Africa
130Venezuela72.4South America
131Jordan72.2Asia
132Guatemala71.9North America
133Suriname71.6South America
134Iraq71.4Asia
135Paraguay71.1South America
136Syria70.9Asia
137Senegal69.6Africa
138Sri Lanka69.4Asia
139Ghana69.3Africa
140Ecuador69.2South America
141Bangladesh68.2Asia
142Thailand68.1Asia
143Zimbabwe67.5Africa
144Namibia66.0Africa
145Malawi65.9Africa
146Côte d'Ivoire65.8Africa
147Comoros65.1Africa
148Timor-Leste63.7Asia
149Honduras63.1North America
150Afghanistan61.8Asia
151Papua New Guinea61.8Oceania
152Cambodia61.7Asia
153Tanzania59.6Africa
154Eswatini59.1Africa
155The Gambia58.5Africa
156Nigeria58.1Africa
157Sierra Leone57.9Africa
158Guinea57.7Africa
159Rwanda57.3Africa
160São Tomé and Principe57.2Africa
161Republic of the Congo56.5Africa
162Kenya56.0Africa
163Uganda55.3Africa
164Solomon Islands54.8Oceania
165Guinea-Bissau51.5Africa
166Yemen50.7Asia
167Lesotho49.4Africa
168Angola48.8Africa
169Zambia47.7Africa
170Haiti45.9North America
171Mozambique45.6Africa
172Liberia45.4Africa
173Madagascar39.4Africa
174Democratic Republic of the Congo28.3Africa
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Biggest changes, 2012-2022

% change · 166 countries

Largest increase

  1. Mongolia 91.9 → 131.2 +43%
  2. Dominican Republic 63.7 → 86.8 +36%
  3. Tajikistan 64.1 → 82.7 +29%
  4. Republic of the Congo 44.5 → 56.5 +27%
  5. Croatia 89.7 → 113.2 +26%

Largest decrease

  1. Lesotho 65.3 → 49.4 −24%
  2. Maldives 116.7 → 98.8 −15%
  3. Yemen 58.6 → 50.7 −13%
  4. Venezuela 83.0 → 72.4 −13%
  5. Kuwait 114.7 → 101.3 −12%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Protein supply - continent medians

g

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

40 60 80 100 120 2001 Africa: 56.1 Asia: 73.8 Europe: 99.65 North America: 71.1 South America: 70.25 Oceania: 76.8 2002 Africa: 56.55 Asia: 75.3 Europe: 100.35 North America: 73.2 South America: 70.95 Oceania: 77.7 2003 Africa: 56.5 Asia: 75.35 Europe: 100 North America: 74.45 South America: 69.85 Oceania: 77.2 2004 Africa: 57.65 Asia: 76.45 Europe: 99.45 North America: 75.35 South America: 68.35 Oceania: 77.6 2005 Africa: 58 Asia: 78.15 Europe: 99.15 North America: 76.4 South America: 68.1 Oceania: 76.7 2006 Africa: 58.75 Asia: 78.9 Europe: 99.85 North America: 77.1 South America: 68.65 Oceania: 77.4 2007 Africa: 59.8 Asia: 78.95 Europe: 100.45 North America: 76.6 South America: 70.05 Oceania: 77.8 2008 Africa: 60.7 Asia: 79.8 Europe: 101.35 North America: 76.45 South America: 72.05 Oceania: 79 2009 Africa: 63.1 Asia: 81.5 Europe: 104.25 North America: 79.3 South America: 74.6 Oceania: 85.4 2010 Africa: 62.3 Asia: 83.6 Europe: 107.3 North America: 84.25 South America: 77.65 Oceania: 90.5 2011 Africa: 61.3 Asia: 83.5 Europe: 109.3 North America: 87.3 South America: 79.85 Oceania: 85.25 2012 Africa: 61.3 Asia: 85.1 Europe: 109.4 North America: 88.2 South America: 80.4 Oceania: 85.45 2013 Africa: 61.5 Asia: 86 Europe: 109.1 North America: 88.45 South America: 81.9 Oceania: 85.95 2014 Africa: 60.3 Asia: 85.8 Europe: 109.2 North America: 87.9 South America: 80.45 Oceania: 85.85 2015 Africa: 61.5 Asia: 86.1 Europe: 109.85 North America: 87.1 South America: 79.75 Oceania: 86.1 2016 Africa: 62.3 Asia: 85.5 Europe: 109.85 North America: 89.45 South America: 81.6 Oceania: 86.4 2017 Africa: 63.6 Asia: 86.2 Europe: 109.55 North America: 92.1 South America: 82.25 Oceania: 87.1 2018 Africa: 63.9 Asia: 88.4 Europe: 109.85 North America: 93.55 South America: 83.6 Oceania: 89.05 2019 Africa: 63.9 Asia: 88.2 Europe: 110.25 North America: 92.9 South America: 84.85 Oceania: 91.25 2020 Africa: 64.9 Asia: 88.5 Europe: 110.35 North America: 92.9 South America: 85.45 Oceania: 100.1 2021 Africa: 65.8 Asia: 89.6 Europe: 111.15 North America: 94.7 South America: 86.05 Oceania: 100.9 2022 Africa: 65.9 Asia: 90.9 Europe: 112.15 North America: 93.8 South America: 86.1 Oceania: 101.9 2001 2009 2013 2022

By continent

median country
Africa 65.9 g
Asia 90.9 g
Europe 112.2 g
North America 93.8 g
South America 86.1 g
Oceania 101.9 g

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