Kuwait vs New Zealand: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
56.6%
in 2023
New Zealand
56.8%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
110th
New Zealand rank
109th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 56.8% against 56.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 109th of 192 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 52.3% | 9.8% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 51.0% | 12.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 51.1% | 8.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 53.4% | 7.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 55.0% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 53.9% | 4.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.3% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 56.8% against 56.6% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 109th 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.