Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
66.1%
in 2023
Gabon
65.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Gabon rank
55th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 66.1% against 65.9% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Gabon ranks 55th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 76.1% | 4.4% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 73.0% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 71.0% | 1.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 70.3% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 69.8% | 2.1% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.7% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
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 Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 66.1% against 65.9% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Gabon ranks 55th 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.