Kenya vs Nepal: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
69.2%
in 2023
Nepal
69.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
36th
Nepal rank
35th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 69.6% against 69.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Kenya ranks 36th and Nepal ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.8% | 76.5% | 2.7% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 73.2% | 76.5% | 3.3% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 76.1% | 5.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 75.1% | 7.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 74.0% | 5.9% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.9% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 69.3% | 1.1% | Nepal |
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, Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 69.6% 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 Kenya and Nepal?
- 0.4%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 36th and Nepal ranks 35th 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.