Ethiopia vs Malawi: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
15.5%
in 2023
Malawi
15.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
181st
Malawi rank
178th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.9% against 15.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 181st and Malawi ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 11.9% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 13.3% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 15.9% against 15.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st and Malawi ranks 178th 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.