Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 13.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 13.2% for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1985.
Vietnam ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.5% | — |
| 1962 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 13.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 13.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam was 13.2% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1985.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.