Peru vs South Africa: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 88.6 Grammes per person per day against 79.2 Grammes per person per day in South Africa, a difference of 9.4 Grammes per person per day.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.79 Grammes per person per day | 71.84 Grammes per person per day | 18.06 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 1970s | 54.1 Grammes per person per day | 74.88 Grammes per person per day | 20.78 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 1980s | 53.49 Grammes per person per day | 73.82 Grammes per person per day | 20.33 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 1990s | 58.66 Grammes per person per day | 73.36 Grammes per person per day | 14.7 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 2000s | 66.26 Grammes per person per day | 78.22 Grammes per person per day | 11.96 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 2010s | 81.52 Grammes per person per day | 79.95 Grammes per person per day | 1.57 Grammes per person per day | Peru |
| 2020s | 89.7 Grammes per person per day | 79.9 Grammes per person per day | 9.8 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, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 88.6 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 Peru and South Africa?
- 9.4 Grammes per person per day, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Peru ranks 35th 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.