Germany vs United States of America: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Germany
41.3%
in 2023
United States of America
41.9%
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
United States of America rank
7th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 37.0% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 35.5% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 38.4% | 1.5% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 39.4% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 41.4% | 0.2% | United States of America |
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, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 41.9% against 41.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Germany and United States of America?
- 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th 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.