Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in India
India: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 74.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in India, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.
Analysis
In 2023, food supply and consumption — protein supply in India stood at 74.6 Grammes per person per day. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in India peaked at 74.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.5 Grammes per person per day, in 1974.
That places India 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in India, year by year
| Year | Grammes per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.1 Grammes per person per day | — |
| 1962 | 52.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 50.5 Grammes per person per day | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 50.4 Grammes per person per day | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 49.2 Grammes per person per day | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 48.6 Grammes per person per day | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 49.5 Grammes per person per day | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 51.3 Grammes per person per day | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 50.9 Grammes per person per day | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 52.9 Grammes per person per day | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 49.4 Grammes per person per day | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 49.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.2 Grammes per person per day | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 47.5 Grammes per person per day | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 50.7 Grammes per person per day | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 47.9 Grammes per person per day | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 51.9 Grammes per person per day | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 52.3 Grammes per person per day | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 49.7 Grammes per person per day | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 48.3 Grammes per person per day | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 50.6 Grammes per person per day | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 50.1 Grammes per person per day | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 55.1 Grammes per person per day | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 54.1 Grammes per person per day | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 52.3 Grammes per person per day | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 53.7 Grammes per person per day | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 54 Grammes per person per day | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 56 Grammes per person per day | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 58.1 Grammes per person per day | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 53.2 Grammes per person per day | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 55.9 Grammes per person per day | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 56.8 Grammes per person per day | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 55.5 Grammes per person per day | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 55.5 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.5 Grammes per person per day | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 56.3 Grammes per person per day | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 56.2 Grammes per person per day | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.2 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57 Grammes per person per day | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 56.6 Grammes per person per day | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.1 Grammes per person per day | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.3 Grammes per person per day | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 54.3 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.7 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.9 Grammes per person per day | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 58 Grammes per person per day | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.7 Grammes per person per day | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.4 Grammes per person per day | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 60.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5 Grammes per person per day | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 63.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 63.1 Grammes per person per day | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 65 Grammes per person per day | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 66.8 Grammes per person per day | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.2 Grammes per person per day | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.7 Grammes per person per day | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 70 Grammes per person per day | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 70.9 Grammes per person per day | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 73.2 Grammes per person per day | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 74.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.54 Grammes per person per day | 48.6 Grammes per person per day | 52.4 Grammes per person per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.29 Grammes per person per day | 47.5 Grammes per person per day | 52.9 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.23 Grammes per person per day | 48.3 Grammes per person per day | 58.1 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.91 Grammes per person per day | 53.2 Grammes per person per day | 57 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9 Grammes per person per day | 53.7 Grammes per person per day | 58.4 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.67 Grammes per person per day | 60.4 Grammes per person per day | 67.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.17 Grammes per person per day | 70 Grammes per person per day | 74.6 Grammes per person per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in India?
- Food supply and consumption — protein supply in India was 74.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5 Grammes per person per day in 1974.
- How does India rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- India ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.