Lesotho vs Niger: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
20.2%
in 2023
Niger
20.2%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
156th
Niger rank
158th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 20.2% against 20.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Lesotho ranks 156th and Niger ranks 158th of 192 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 15.5% | 4.9% | Niger |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 14.5% | 3.2% | Niger |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 15.1% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 16.3% | 3.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 19.2% | 7.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 18.9% | 2.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 20.0% | 1.5% | Niger |
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, Lesotho or Niger?
- Lesotho, at 20.2% against 20.2% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 156th and Niger ranks 158th 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.