Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
14.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2023
Ghana rank
184th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.0% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ghana ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 27.4% | 12.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 24.1% | 6.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 26.5% | 7.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 24.8% | 10.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 21.5% | 7.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 18.0% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
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, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 14.0% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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.