Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 12.0% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 12.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1974.
Costa Rica ranks 101st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.8% | — |
| 1962 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 9.5% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 98 Panama 12.1% compare
- 99 Netherlands Antilles 12.0% compare
- 100 Georgia 12.0% compare
- 102 Switzerland 11.9% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 11.9% compare
- 104 North Macedonia 11.9% compare
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- 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 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 12.0% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1974.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.