Ireland vs Portugal: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
35.3%
in 2023
Portugal
35.8%
in 2023
Ireland rank
48th
Portugal rank
45th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.8% against 35.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.3% | 22.2% | 9.1% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 32.8% | 25.9% | 6.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 28.6% | 6.3% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 34.8% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 35.7% | 2.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 37.0% | 1.2% | Portugal |
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, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.8% against 35.3% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th 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.