Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 16.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, 2019–2023
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 Tonga stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over five years.
Tonga ranks 2nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.0% | — |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 18.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.74 % 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 16.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Tonga?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Tonga was 16.9% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga 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.