Canada vs Germany: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Canada
40.9%
in 2023
Germany
41.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
Germany rank
10th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 41.3% against 40.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 35.8% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 35.5% | 36.4% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 36.5% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.9% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 36.9% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 37.4% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 41.2% | 1.0% | Germany |
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, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 41.3% against 40.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Germany?
- 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th 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.