Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Macau, China, 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 Macau, China is 16.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1961.
Macau, China ranks 5th 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 Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.9% | — |
| 1962 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 10.0% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 11.0% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 12.1% | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.19 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 3.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China was 16.1% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1961.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Macau, China ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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.