A reproducible global data project
Protein supply,
scaled to bodies.
Compare countries across time, place the ecological indicator beside one clearly selected protein reference, and explore its relationship with GDP per capita.
Core indicator
protein supply
estimated bodyweight
= grams per kilogram per day
Ecological national indicator. Not an individual dietary prescription.
Interactive explorer
A quieter way to compare.
Preliminary adult bodyweight proxy
Preparing the global explorer
Loading the compact country-year dataset and chart engine…
World map · click to toggle
— countries
Protein supply per kg, 2016
Ranking · click to toggle
Highest values
Time series
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Protein supply per kg over time
Economic context · descriptive association
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Protein supply per kg vs GDP per capita
GDP per capita uses purchasing-power parity and constant 2021 international dollars. The correlation is descriptive and does not imply causation.
Selected-year snapshot
2016 selected-country values
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References without visual noise
One context, two endpoints.
Minimum
The lower endpoint of the selected recommendation is drawn as a thin dashed line.
Upper end
The upper endpoint is drawn separately. It is the top of that specific recommendation, not a universal safety maximum.
No universal protein upper intake level
A general tolerable upper intake level has not been established, so the interface does not invent one.
The hypocaloric athlete range remains explicitly based on fat-free mass and is converted only with a visible body-fat assumption.
Read benchmark notesBuilt to be challenged
The assumptions stay visible.
Protein is supply
FAOSTAT reports food available at the end of the supply chain. It is not a direct survey of what each person consumed.
Weight is estimated
The preview derives an adult proxy from sex-specific BMI and representative-cohort height. The next model will use age-sex population weights.
GDP is context
The GDP plot adds economic context. Its cross-country correlation is descriptive, not a causal model.
Read the complete methodology, limitations, and planned demographic model.
Read methodologyProvenance first
Every layer points back to its source.
FAOSTAT via Our World in Data
Annual per-capita protein supply. This represents availability in the food system rather than observed individual consumption.
Source and processing →NCD-RisC via Our World in Data
Sex-specific BMI and adult-height estimates used to construct the preliminary adult bodyweight denominator.
Machine-readable source registry →World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP per capita at purchasing-power parity in constant 2021 international dollars, matched by country and year.
World Bank indicator →