Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
62.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
61.8%
in 2023
Algeria rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
76th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 62.0% against 61.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Algeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.9% | 74.6% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 71.5% | 70.5% | 1.0% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 63.4% | 4.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 64.4% | 3.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 63.6% | 5.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.7% | 2.2% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.4% | 1.6% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Algeria, at 62.0% against 61.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.