Niger vs Zambia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Niger
20.2%
in 2023
Zambia
20.1%
in 2023
Niger rank
158th
Zambia rank
160th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Niger
- Zambia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 20.2% against 20.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 16.3% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.7% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 2.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 2.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 20.6% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 20.2% | 0.3% | Zambia |
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, Niger or Zambia?
- Niger, at 20.2% against 20.1% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Niger and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 160th 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.
Individual pages
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.