Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 11.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 11.4%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.3% | — |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 117 Timor-Leste 11.5% compare
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- 121 Czechia 11.4% compare
- 122 Saudi Arabia 11.3% compare
- 123 Cuba 11.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 9.69 % 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 17.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 11.4% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.