Afghanistan vs Gambia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
16.8%
in 2023
Gambia
17.2%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
176th
Gambia rank
174th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 17.2% against 16.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Gambia ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 23.8% | 11.4% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 23.4% | 10.4% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 19.3% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 24.3% | 6.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 27.2% | 12.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 22.5% | 6.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 18.5% | 1.5% | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 17.2% against 16.8% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Gambia ranks 174th 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.