Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height by country
Daily calorie supply of animal protein includes protein sources from animal-based foods including meat, dairy and seafood products. This is shown against mean male height in adults by year of birth.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
425.84 kilocalories per day per capita
Iceland
Lowest
12.11 kilocalories per day per capita
Burundi
Median
177.74 kilocalories per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 425.84 kilocalories per day per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 12.11 kilocalories per day per capita in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 177.74 kilocalories per day per capita, and the mean is 176.11 kilocalories per day per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 82.3%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 55.2%).
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 425.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 389.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 375.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 347 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 342.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 333.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 7 | United States of America | 331.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 330.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 329.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 10 | Montenegro | 329.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 325.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 323.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 323.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 319 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 318.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Macau, China | 316.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 313.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 310.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 302.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 20 | France | 301.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China | 300.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 299.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 299.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 294.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 293.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bahamas | 292.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 291.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 289.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 286.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 30 | French Polynesia | 285.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 282.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 281.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 280.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 277.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 276.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 275.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 272.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 271.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 39 | Naoero | 268.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 40 | Samoa | 264.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 261.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 260.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Bermuda | 257.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 254.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 254 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 253.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 252.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 251.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 49 | Serbia | 249.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 247 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 243.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Dominica | 242.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 242.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 54 | New Caledonia | 240.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 240.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 239.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 57 | Grenada | 237.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands Antilles | 233.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 59 | Barbados | 231.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 230.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 229.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 229.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 63 | Taiwan, China | 226.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 64 | Seychelles | 225.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 223.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 221.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 220.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 219.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 219.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 219.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 71 | Malaysia | 218.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | China | 216.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 215.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 74 | New Zealand | 213.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 75 | Japan | 213.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 76 | Maldives | 212.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 211.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 211.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 211.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 80 | Panama | 209.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 200.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 82 | USSR | 200.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 1991 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 83 | Qatar | 198.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 84 | Slovakia | 195.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 85 | Jamaica | 194.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Türkiye | 194.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 193.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 190.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 189.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 90 | Fiji | 186.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 91 | Colombia | 185.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 185.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 93 | Ukraine | 183.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 94 | Kiribati | 181.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 95 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 179.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 179.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 176.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 176 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 173.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 100 | Peru | 173.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 172.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 172.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 171.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 171.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 169.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 106 | Gabon | 165.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 107 | Oman | 164.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 163.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 109 | Ecuador | 161.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 110 | Belize | 160.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 154.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 147.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 146.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 114 | Republic of Moldova | 139.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 115 | Congo | 139.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 136.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 117 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 136 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 118 | Guatemala | 135.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 134.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Pakistan | 130.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 121 | Suriname | 129.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritania | 128.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 126.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 125.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 122.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 121.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 119.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 119.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 129 | Morocco | 115.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 130 | Philippines | 114.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 114.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 132 | Jordan | 113.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 133 | Algeria | 111.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 134 | Chad | 110.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 135 | Thailand | 108.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 106.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 137 | Egypt | 105.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 138 | Paraguay | 104.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 24.6% | flat |
| 139 | Honduras | 102.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 140 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 101.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 99.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 94.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 143 | Myanmar | 92.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Cambodia | 87.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 84.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 147 | Namibia | 84.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 148 | India | 80.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 78.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 76.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 151 | Sudan | 74.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 73.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 72.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 154 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 71.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 156 | Ghana | 69.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 157 | Lesotho | 68.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 158 | Somalia | 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 159 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 160 | Senegal | 65.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 64.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 162 | Nepal | 64.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 64.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 164 | Malawi | 63.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Bhutan | 61.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 166 | Djibouti | 60.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 167 | Uganda | 59.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 168 | Kenya | 58.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 169 | Angola | 57.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 170 | Iraq | 56.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 171 | Cameroon | 55.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 55.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 173 | Benin | 55.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 174 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 55.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 175 | Zambia | 53.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 176 | Guinea | 51.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 177 | Haiti | 48.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 178 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 47.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2018 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 179 | Liberia | 44.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 180 | Yemen | 43.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 181 | Mali | 38.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 182 | Togo | 37.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 183 | Niger | 37.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 184 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 34.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 186 | Mozambique | 34.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 27.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 188 | Nigeria | 26.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 189 | Rwanda | 25.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 190 | Madagascar | 19.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 191 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 192 | Burundi | 12.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
About this data
Daily calorie supply of animal protein includes protein sources from animal-based foods including meat, dairy and seafood products. This is shown against mean male height in adults by year of birth.