Benin vs Burkina Faso: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Benin
21.3%
in 2022
Burkina Faso
20.7%
in 2023
Benin rank
151st
Burkina Faso rank
153rd
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 21.3% against 20.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 151st and Burkina Faso ranks 153rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 15.9% | 2.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 15.1% | 6.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 18.4% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 18.9% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 20.3% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 20.9% | 3.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.6% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
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, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 21.3% against 20.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 151st and Burkina Faso ranks 153rd 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.