Uganda vs Zambia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Uganda
70.7%
in 2023
Zambia
71.0%
in 2023
Uganda rank
31st
Zambia rank
29th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 71.0% against 70.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.2% | 73.1% | 4.2% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 76.5% | 72.5% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 75.9% | 5.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 76.0% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 72.8% | 1.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 69.7% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 71.1% | 0.9% | Zambia |
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, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 71.0% against 70.7% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th 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.