Lesotho vs Nepal: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
69.0%
in 2023
Nepal
69.6%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
Nepal rank
35th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 69.6% against 69.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Nepal ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.1% | 76.5% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 76.6% | 76.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 76.1% | 1.5% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.1% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.0% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 69.9% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.3% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 69.6% against 69.0% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 0.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 37th 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.