Brazil vs Italy: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
12.4%
in 2023
Italy
12.4%
in 2023
Brazil rank
83rd
Italy rank
84th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.4% against 12.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 84th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 11.3% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 11.6% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 12.2% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 12.4% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 12.4% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 12.4% against 12.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 84th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.