Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 5.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2023.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.7% | — |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.0%, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 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 0.4362 % 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)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5.5% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.