Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value was 72.9 g/cap/d in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies is 72.9 g/cap/d, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 72.9 g/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.5 g/cap/d, in 2001.
Lower-middle-income economies ranks 27th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.6 g/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 57.5 g/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.5 g/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.8 g/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.5 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 59.8 g/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 60.9 g/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.7 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7 g/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.7 g/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.6 g/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 65.1 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.9 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6 g/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2 g/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.1 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8 g/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.1 g/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72 g/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.9 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.77 g/cap/d | 57.5 g/cap/d | 63.7 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7 g/cap/d | 64.6 g/cap/d | 71 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.45 g/cap/d | 72 g/cap/d | 72.9 g/cap/d | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 24 Italy 116.2 g/cap/d compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 115.4 g/cap/d compare
- 26 Spain 115.3 g/cap/d compare
- 27 China, Macao SAR 114.7 g/cap/d compare
- 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 114.6 g/cap/d compare
- 29 Canada 114.1 g/cap/d compare
- 30 Croatia 113.2 g/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies was 72.9 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9 g/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 g/cap/d in 2001.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 27th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle-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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