Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
71.4%
in 2023
Ethiopia
72.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
28th
Ethiopia rank
26th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.0% against 71.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 79.6% | 7.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 78.6% | 8.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 73.9% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 72.1% | 1.3% | Ethiopia |
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, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 72.0% against 71.4% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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.