Cambodia vs Ghana: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Cambodia
78.5%
in 2023
Ghana
77.3%
in 2023
Cambodia rank
4th
Ghana rank
6th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cambodia
- Ghana
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 78.5% against 77.3% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.8% | 77.0% | 5.8% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 73.1% | 8.5% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 72.0% | 9.6% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.1% | 1.5% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 77.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.7% | 1.4% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.3% | 1.8% | Cambodia |
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, Cambodia or Ghana?
- Cambodia, at 78.5% against 77.3% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Cambodia and Ghana?
- 1.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Ghana rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 6th 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.