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

12 countries in South America, 2022. Unit: g per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
74.8 g
Argentina
Median country
45.1 g
half above, half below
World
38.7 g
FAO aggregate
Range
28.7 to 74.8
Paraguay - Argentina

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Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Argentina (74.8 g) and the lowest in Paraguay (28.7 g).

The median country is at 45.1 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
1Argentina74.8
2Brazil66.2
3Uruguay61.8
4Chile58.7
5Guyana56.2
6Colombia46.5
7Peru43.6
8Bolivia43.2
9Ecuador39.8
10Suriname35.3
11Venezuela34.1
12Paraguay28.7
FAO · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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