Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 11.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, 1961–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Brunei stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Brunei peaked at 13.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1964.
Brunei ranks 112th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.6% | — |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 87% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 11.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % 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 0.0001 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)
- Fuel imports 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Brunei?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Brunei was 11.6% in 2009, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1964.
- How does Brunei rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei ranks 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.