Denmark vs Ireland: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
50.1%
in 2023
Ireland
50.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
152nd
Ireland rank
149th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 50.7% against 50.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 152nd and Ireland ranks 149th of 192 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 56.5% | 5.8% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 54.8% | 4.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 52.4% | 1.7% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 54.6% | 3.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 53.8% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 53.9% | 5.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 50.4% | 2.0% | Ireland |
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, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 50.7% against 50.1% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 152nd and Ireland ranks 149th 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.