Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 14.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1961–2022
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 Chad is 14.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 14.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1984.
Chad ranks 23rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.7% | — |
| 1962 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 14.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 14.2% in 2022, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1984.
- How does Chad rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.