Ethiopia vs Ghana: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
15.5%
in 2023
Ghana
14.0%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
181st
Ghana rank
184th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 15.5% against 14.0% in Ghana, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 181st and Ghana ranks 184th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 13.8% | 4.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 14.4% | 4.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.4% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 1.5% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 15.5% against 14.0% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 1.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st and Ghana ranks 184th 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.