Suriname vs Yemen: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Suriname
24.6%
in 2023
Yemen
24.5%
in 2023
Suriname rank
127th
Yemen rank
130th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Suriname
- Yemen
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 24.6% against 24.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 127th and Yemen ranks 130th of 192 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 16.4% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 16.0% | 3.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 17.2% | 0.8% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 16.8% | 3.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 19.2% | 5.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 18.0% | 7.7% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 19.3% | 5.3% | Suriname |
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, Suriname or Yemen?
- Suriname, at 24.6% against 24.5% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Suriname and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Yemen rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 127th and Yemen ranks 130th 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.