Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Syria
Syria: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 12.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 12.5% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Syria peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.
That places Syria 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +6.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 12.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 12.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.6%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More energy & mining data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Syria?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Syria was 12.5% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Syria ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.