Brazil vs United States of America: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
12.4%
in 2023
United States of America
12.5%
in 2023
Brazil rank
83rd
United States of America rank
81st
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 12.5% against 12.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 81st of 192 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 13.3% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 12.8% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 12.4% | 2.8% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 12.4% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 12.1% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.6% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.6% | 0.3% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 12.5% against 12.4% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 81st 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.