Burkina Faso vs Congo: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
66.1%
in 2023
Congo
66.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Congo rank
50th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 66.7% against 66.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Congo ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 76.4% | 4.8% | Congo |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 73.8% | 1.0% | Congo |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 72.0% | 2.2% | Congo |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 69.9% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 70.6% | 2.9% | Congo |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 70.9% | 3.5% | Congo |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 66.9% | 1.1% | Congo |
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, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 66.7% against 66.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 0.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Congo ranks 50th 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.