Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 15.7% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas peaked at 15.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1977.
That places Bahamas 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.9% | — |
| 1962 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 3 Hong Kong, China 16.7% compare
- 4 Iceland 16.5% compare
- 5 Macau, China 16.1% compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 15.4% compare
- 8 Finland 15.1% compare
- 9 Belarus 15.1% compare
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas was 15.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1977.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.