Cameroon vs Uganda: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
71.4%
in 2023
Uganda
70.7%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 71.4% against 70.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 77.2% | 2.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 71.1% | 76.5% | 5.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 80.9% | 9.6% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 76.9% | 4.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 74.7% | 4.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.1% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.2% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 71.4% against 70.7% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st 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.