Costa Rica vs South Africa: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
31.7%
in 2023
South Africa
31.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
South Africa rank
70th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 31.9% against 31.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 70th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 20.7% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 21.9% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.4% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.3% | 3.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 31.9% against 31.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 70th 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.