Afghanistan vs Egypt: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
16.8%
in 2023
Egypt
15.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
176th
Egypt rank
179th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.8% against 15.8% in Egypt, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Egypt ranks 179th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 17.1% | 4.8% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 19.1% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 18.2% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.3% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.4% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.4% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Afghanistan, at 16.8% against 15.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 1.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Egypt ranks 179th 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.