Colombia vs Mexico: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
29.8%
in 2023
Mexico
29.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
90th
Mexico rank
88th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 29.9% against 29.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 88th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 19.9% | 2.9% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 21.1% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 24.2% | 5.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 24.5% | 2.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 25.8% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 27.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.3% | 0.8% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 29.9% against 29.8% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 88th 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.