Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: 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 Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 11.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 11.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1988.
Pakistan ranks 109th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.6% | — |
| 1962 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 106 Cape Verde 11.8% compare
- 107 South Africa 11.8% compare
- 108 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 110 Bahrain 11.7% compare
- 111 Egypt 11.6% compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 11.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1988.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.