Iceland vs Sweden: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
39.9%
in 2023
Sweden
39.2%
in 2023
Iceland rank
15th
Sweden rank
18th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 39.9% against 39.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.7% | 37.0% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 36.5% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 37.0% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.9% | 2.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.9% | 1.9% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.9% | 1.9% | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 39.9% against 39.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th 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.