Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
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 Egypt is 11.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 111th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.0% | — |
| 1962 | 11.4% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 11.2% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 11.6% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.