Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Peru
Peru: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 88.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply and consumption — protein supply in Peru is 88.6 Grammes per person per day, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Peru peaked at 90.3 Grammes per person per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.6 Grammes per person per day, in 1978.
Peru ranks 35th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.79 Grammes per person per day | 51.1 Grammes per person per day | 57.6 Grammes per person per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.1 Grammes per person per day | 49.6 Grammes per person per day | 56.4 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.49 Grammes per person per day | 49.7 Grammes per person per day | 57.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.66 Grammes per person per day | 52.1 Grammes per person per day | 64.9 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.26 Grammes per person per day | 62.7 Grammes per person per day | 71.4 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.52 Grammes per person per day | 74.2 Grammes per person per day | 88.6 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7 Grammes per person per day | 88.6 Grammes per person per day | 90.3 Grammes per person per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 32 Hungary 93.6 Grammes per person per day compare
- 33 Costa Rica 91.9 Grammes per person per day compare
- 34 Ukraine 90.5 Grammes per person per day compare
- 36 Bulgaria 86.5 Grammes per person per day compare
- 37 Colombia 83.2 Grammes per person per day compare
- 38 South Africa 79.2 Grammes per person per day compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.47 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.47 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in Peru?
- Food supply and consumption — protein supply in Peru was 88.6 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3 Grammes per person per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6 Grammes per person per day in 1978.
- How does Peru rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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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.