Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 14.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
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 Saint Lucia stood at 14.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1963.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.1% | — |
| 1962 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 9.1% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 14.0% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1963.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.