Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 13.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 13.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 14.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.1% | — |
| 1962 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 42 Kazakhstan 13.6% compare
- 43 Denmark 13.5% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 13.5% compare
- 46 Netherlands 13.5% compare
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 13.4% compare
- 48 Sweden 13.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % 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 19.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 13.5% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.