Iraq vs Kenya: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
69.9%
in 2023
Kenya
69.2%
in 2023
Iraq rank
34th
Kenya rank
36th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.9% against 69.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 73.8% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 71.0% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 68.1% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 69.8% | 4.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 68.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
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, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 69.9% against 69.2% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.7%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th 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.