Kuwait vs South Africa: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
56.6%
in 2023
South Africa
56.3%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
110th
South Africa rank
113th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 56.6% against 56.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 68.8% | 6.7% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 69.1% | 5.8% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 68.9% | 9.7% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 67.7% | 6.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 64.9% | 8.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 61.4% | 2.7% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.3% | 0.5% | 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 South Africa?
- Kuwait, at 56.6% against 56.3% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th 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.