Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Tanzania, United Republic of
19.5%
in 2023
Zambia
20.1%
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
162nd
Zambia rank
160th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20.1% against 19.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania, United Republic of | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 15.4% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 16.3% | 2.7% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 13.7% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.8% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.9% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 0.3% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.2% | 0.9% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20.1% against 19.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 162nd 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.
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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.