Korea vs Uruguay: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Korea
33.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
33.2%
in 2023
Korea rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
61st
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 33.2% against 33.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Korea ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 34.8% | 28.4% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 34.1% | 25.5% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 32.2% | 18.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 31.7% | 11.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 30.2% | 5.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 30.7% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 0.2% | Korea |
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, Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 33.2% against 33.1% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st 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.