Botswana vs Namibia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
21.6%
in 2023
Namibia
21.9%
in 2023
Botswana rank
146th
Namibia rank
143rd
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 21.9% against 21.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 19.0% | 1.3% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 17.5% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 15.5% | 6.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 1.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 23.4% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 23.4% | 1.0% | Namibia |
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, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 21.9% against 21.6% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 143rd 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.