El Salvador vs Nigeria: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
23.5%
in 2023
Nigeria
22.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
133rd
Nigeria rank
136th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 23.5% against 22.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Nigeria ranks 136th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 25.8% | 5.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 23.8% | 4.4% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 22.5% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 20.8% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 21.5% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.1% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Nigeria?
- El Salvador, at 23.5% against 22.8% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd and Nigeria ranks 136th 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.