Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
20.7%
in 2023
Lesotho
20.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
153rd
Lesotho rank
156th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.7% against 20.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 156th of 192 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 10.6% | 5.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.3% | 3.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 13.7% | 4.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 13.1% | 5.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 12.1% | 8.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.1% | 4.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.5% | 2.1% | 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, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.7% against 20.2% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 156th 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.