Australia vs Germany: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Australia
45.8%
in 2023
Germany
46.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
182nd
Germany rank
180th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 46.3% against 45.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 182nd and Germany ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.3% | 53.1% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 52.3% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.7% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 51.6% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 50.4% | 4.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 46.5% | 0.9% | Germany |
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, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 46.3% against 45.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 182nd and Germany ranks 180th 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.