Bulgaria vs South Africa: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply over time
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 86.5 Grammes per person per day against 79.2 Grammes per person per day in South Africa, a difference of 7.3 Grammes per person per day.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.9 Grammes per person per day | 71.84 Grammes per person per day | 22.06 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 99.03 Grammes per person per day | 74.88 Grammes per person per day | 24.15 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 107.49 Grammes per person per day | 73.82 Grammes per person per day | 33.67 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 87.76 Grammes per person per day | 73.36 Grammes per person per day | 14.4 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 80.5 Grammes per person per day | 78.22 Grammes per person per day | 2.28 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 88.13 Grammes per person per day | 79.95 Grammes per person per day | 8.18 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 87.03 Grammes per person per day | 79.9 Grammes per person per day | 7.12 Grammes per person per day | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food supply and consumption — protein supply, Bulgaria or South Africa?
- Bulgaria, at 86.5 Grammes per person per day against 79.2 Grammes per person per day in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food supply and consumption — protein supply between Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 7.3 Grammes per person per day, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.