Costa Rica vs Peru: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 91.9 Grammes per person per day against 88.6 Grammes per person per day in Peru, a difference of 3.3 Grammes per person per day.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 35th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.97 Grammes per person per day | 53.79 Grammes per person per day | 2.82 Grammes per person per day | Peru |
| 1970s | 57.87 Grammes per person per day | 54.1 Grammes per person per day | 3.77 Grammes per person per day | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 62.94 Grammes per person per day | 53.49 Grammes per person per day | 9.45 Grammes per person per day | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 69.08 Grammes per person per day | 58.66 Grammes per person per day | 10.42 Grammes per person per day | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 72.54 Grammes per person per day | 66.26 Grammes per person per day | 6.28 Grammes per person per day | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.42 Grammes per person per day | 81.52 Grammes per person per day | 1.1 Grammes per person per day | Peru |
| 2020s | 89.3 Grammes per person per day | 89.7 Grammes per person per day | 0.4 Grammes per person per day | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food supply and consumption — protein supply, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 91.9 Grammes per person per day against 88.6 Grammes per person per day in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food supply and consumption — protein supply between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 3.3 Grammes per person per day, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 35th 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.