Argentina vs Italy: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Argentina
48.9%
in 2023
Italy
49.0%
in 2023
Argentina rank
164th
Italy rank
162nd
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 49.0% against 48.9% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Argentina ranks 164th and Italy ranks 162nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.1% | 62.6% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 58.0% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 52.3% | 3.0% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 49.9% | 5.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 49.5% | 6.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 48.0% | 6.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.5% | 0.4% | Argentina |
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, Argentina or Italy?
- Italy, at 49.0% against 48.9% in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Argentina and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 164th and Italy ranks 162nd 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.