Belgium vs Italy: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
39.0%
in 2023
Italy
38.6%
in 2023
Belgium rank
20th
Italy rank
22nd
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 39.0% against 38.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Italy ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 38.1% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.1% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 39.0% | 2.7% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 39.0% against 38.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Italy ranks 22nd 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.