Malawi vs Mozambique: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
15.9%
in 2023
Mozambique
16.5%
in 2023
Malawi rank
178th
Mozambique rank
177th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 16.5% against 15.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 178th and Mozambique ranks 177th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 11.6% | 5.3% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 14.0% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 17.4% | 3.2% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 18.4% | 6.4% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 16.3% | 3.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 16.6% | 3.0% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 17.2% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
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, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 16.5% against 15.9% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 178th and Mozambique ranks 177th 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.