Dataset

Animal protein consumption

owid.animal-protein-consumption
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.

Cite as: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. “Daily per capita supply of proteins from fish and seafood” [dataset]. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “Food Balances: Food Balances (-2013, old methodology and population)”; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “Food Balances: Food Balances (2010–)” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
1961–2023
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2026-02-25
Units
grams of protein per day per capita
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/animal-protein-consumption

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
fish_and_seafood__00002960__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from fish and seafood (grams of protein per day per capita)
meat__poultry__00002734__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from poultry meat (grams of protein per day per capita)
meat__pig__00002733__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from pig meat (grams of protein per day per capita)
meat__beef_and_buffalo__00002731__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from beef and buffalo meat (grams of protein per day per capita)
meat__sheep_and_goat__00002732__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from sheep and goat meat (grams of protein per day per capita)
meat__other__00002735__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from other meat (grams of protein per day per capita)
all_egg_products__00002744__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from all egg products (grams of protein per day per capita)
milk__excluding_butter__00002848__food_available_for_consumption__0674pc__grams_of_protein_per_day_per_capitanumberDaily per capita supply of proteins from milk - excluding butter (grams of protein per day per capita)

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