Netherlands vs Portugal: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
49.6%
in 2023
Portugal
50.0%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
156th
Portugal rank
155th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 50.0% against 49.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 156th and Portugal ranks 155th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 66.6% | 16.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 63.0% | 12.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 60.0% | 10.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 55.2% | 7.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 52.3% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 50.0% against 49.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 156th and Portugal ranks 155th 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.