Netherlands vs Sweden: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
13.5%
in 2023
Sweden
13.4%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
46th
Sweden rank
48th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 13.5% against 13.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 48th of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 12.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.9% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 13.7% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 13.5% against 13.4% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 48th 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.