Ghana vs Rwanda: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
77.3%
in 2023
Rwanda
76.8%
in 2023
Ghana rank
6th
Rwanda rank
7th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 77.3% against 76.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 83.6% | 6.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 83.7% | 10.6% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 83.1% | 11.1% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 81.3% | 4.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 80.6% | 3.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 77.8% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.8% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
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, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 77.3% against 76.8% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 7th 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.