Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value was 52.5 g/cap/d in 2021. ▼ Falling
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Low-income economies, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
Low-income economies recorded 52.5 g/cap/d for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Low-income economies peaked at 59.3 g/cap/d in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.9 g/cap/d, in 2011.
That places Low-income economies 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4 g/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 55 g/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.7 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.1 g/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.2 g/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7 g/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.3 g/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.1 g/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.3 g/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.3 g/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 55.2 g/cap/d | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 47.9 g/cap/d | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 54.4 g/cap/d | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 53.6 g/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.7 g/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.9 g/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.5 g/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.2 g/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.8 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52.2 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.8 g/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 52.5 g/cap/d | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.71 g/cap/d | 54.4 g/cap/d | 59.3 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.24 g/cap/d | 47.9 g/cap/d | 55.2 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.65 g/cap/d | 52.5 g/cap/d | 52.8 g/cap/d | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Low-income economies?
- Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Low-income economies was 52.5 g/cap/d in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3 g/cap/d in 2009.
- What is the lowest average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9 g/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Low-income economies rank for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value?
- Low-income economies ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low-income economies data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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