Italy vs United States of America: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Italy
12.4%
in 2023
United States of America
12.5%
in 2023
Italy rank
84th
United States of America rank
81st
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 12.5% against 12.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Italy ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 81st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 13.3% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 12.8% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 12.4% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.6% | 0.1% | 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, Italy or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 12.5% 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 Italy and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 84th 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.