Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 14.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Nauru, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 14.4% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over five years.
Nauru ranks 20th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.8% | — |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 14.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More energy & mining data for Nauru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 12.16 % 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)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Nauru?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Nauru was 14.4% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- How does Nauru rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Nauru ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Nauru 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.