Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 16.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 17.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 4th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.8% | — |
| 1962 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Mongolia 17.4% compare
- 2 Tonga 16.9% compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 16.7% compare
- 5 Macau, China 16.1% compare
- 6 Bahamas 15.7% compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 15.4% compare
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.9 % 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 0.0002 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 16.5% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.