Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 9.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan is 9.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over five years.
That places Bhutan 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.3% | — |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 9.2% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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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.