Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Finland
Finland: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 15.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Finland, 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 Finland is 15.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 15.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1970.
Finland ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.7% | — |
| 1962 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 11.8% | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 5 Macau, China 16.1% compare
- 6 Bahamas 15.7% compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 15.4% compare
- 9 Belarus 15.1% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.0% compare
- 11 China 14.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Finland?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Finland was 15.1% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.