Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 12.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 12.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 13.4% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2005.
United States of America ranks 81st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.2% | — |
| 1962 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in United States of America 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.