Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.7% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 12.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1962.
Morocco ranks 108th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.6% | — |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 11.7% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.