Peru vs Yemen: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Peru
65.9%
in 2023
Yemen
65.6%
in 2023
Peru rank
53rd
Yemen rank
56th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- Yemen
How they compare
Peru currently reports 65.9% against 65.6% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 56th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 72.1% | 2.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 72.3% | 3.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 71.4% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 72.3% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 69.9% | 3.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 71.2% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 70.0% | 4.1% | Yemen |
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, Peru or Yemen?
- Peru, at 65.9% against 65.6% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Peru and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Yemen rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 56th 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.