Hong Kong, China vs Israel: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
48.6%
in 2023
Israel
48.8%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
167th
Israel rank
165th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 48.8% against 48.6% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 167th and Israel ranks 165th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 60.2% | 2.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 58.4% | 56.9% | 1.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 55.7% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 55.3% | 6.5% | Israel |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 50.0% | 1.8% | Israel |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 47.2% | 1.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 47.7% | 1.7% | Israel |
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, Hong Kong, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 48.8% against 48.6% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Israel?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Israel rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 167th and Israel ranks 165th 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.