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Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita by country

The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
85.4%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
41.9%
Marshall Islands
Median
59.0%
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214

What the numbers show

Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 85.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 41.9% in Marshall Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 59.0%, and the mean is 59.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 13.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 20.1%).

Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 85.4% 2023 up 2.3% flat
2 Burundi 82.7% 2022 up 1.2% flat
3 Madagascar 82.1% 2023 down 0.1% rising
4 Cambodia 78.5% 2023 down 0.5% falling
5 Laos 77.9% 2023 down 2.7% falling
6 Ghana 77.3% 2023 down 0.3% rising
7 Rwanda 76.8% 2023 down 3.4% falling
8 Sierra Leone 76.6% 2023 up 7.0% rising
9 Sri Lanka 76.6% 2023 up 0.8% flat
10 Mozambique 75.3% 2023 up 0.6% falling
11 Bangladesh 74.6% 2023 down 5.7% falling
12 Malawi 74.1% 2023 down 4.5% rising
13 Cote d'Ivoire 73.9% 2023 up 3.7% falling
14 Mali 73.7% 2022 up 6.6% rising
15 Haiti 73.6% 2023 up 7.6% falling
16 Angola 73.5% 2023 up 3.0% falling
17 North Korea 73.1% 2018 down 1.7% flat
18 Gambia 73.1% 2023 up 11.4% flat
19 Liberia 72.9% 2023 up 7.5% falling
20 Egypt 72.5% 2023 down 0.9% flat
21 Afghanistan 72.3% 2023 down 0.9% falling
22 Thailand 72.3% 2023 down 1.7% falling
23 Somalia 72.3% 2022 up 12.4% rising
24 Togo 72.1% 2022 up 1.4% falling
25 Philippines 72.1% 2023 up 1.8% falling
26 Ethiopia 72.0% 2023 down 2.3% falling
27 Guinea 72.0% 2023 up 7.4% flat
28 Cameroon 71.4% 2023 up 2.4% falling
29 Zambia 71.0% 2023 up 2.8% flat
30 Tanzania 70.9% 2023 up 2.7% falling
31 Uganda 70.7% 2023 up 2.4% falling
32 Eswatini 70.6% 2023 down 1.3% falling
33 Myanmar 70.0% 2023 up 13.0% falling
34 Iraq 69.9% 2023 up 6.4% falling
35 Nepal 69.6% 2023 down 0.7% falling
36 Kenya 69.2% 2023 up 2.4% falling
37 Lesotho 69.0% 2023 down 10.4% falling
38 Benin 68.3% 2022 down 5.2% flat
39 Namibia 68.2% 2023 up 3.2% falling
40 Morocco 68.1% 2023 down 2.5% falling
41 Nigeria 67.9% 2023 down 1.4% rising
42 Nicaragua 67.9% 2023 down 3.8% falling
43 Solomon Islands 67.8% 2023 down 5.0% flat
44 Botswana 67.6% 2023 up 1.8% flat
45 Bhutan 67.4% 2023 — flat
46 Comoros 67.3% 2023 up 2.8% flat
47 Senegal 67.3% 2023 up 8.5% falling
48 Cuba 67.1% 2019 down 6.6% rising
49 Djibouti 66.7% 2023 down 3.2% falling
50 Congo 66.7% 2023 down 7.7% falling
51 India 66.7% 2023 down 6.2% falling
52 Burkina Faso 66.1% 2023 down 2.5% falling
53 Peru 65.9% 2023 down 4.3% falling
54 Niger 65.9% 2023 down 2.7% falling
55 Gabon 65.9% 2023 down 2.2% falling
56 Yemen 65.6% 2023 down 5.3% flat
57 Mauritania 65.5% 2023 up 2.2% rising
58 Guyana 65.3% 2023 down 4.5% falling
59 Vietnam 65.2% 2023 down 6.8% falling
60 Guatemala 64.9% 2023 down 2.8% falling
61 Bolivia 64.7% 2023 down 1.1% falling
62 Suriname 64.6% 2023 up 2.5% falling
63 Indonesia 64.3% 2023 down 12.2% falling
64 Netherlands Antilles 64.3% 2009 up 9.4% rising
65 East Timor 64.3% 2023 down 6.3% flat
66 El Salvador 64.2% 2023 down 5.0% falling
67 Sao Tome and Principe 64.2% 2023 down 1.0% rising
68 Sudan 64.0% 2022 down 4.7% falling
69 Brunei 63.8% 2009 up 0.8% falling
70 Paraguay 63.5% 2023 up 5.4% falling
71 Iran 62.9% 2023 down 4.6% falling
72 Guinea-Bissau 62.3% 2023 down 5.9% flat
73 Azerbaijan 62.2% 2023 down 6.1% falling
74 Algeria 62.0% 2023 down 0.2% falling
75 Papua New Guinea 62.0% 2023 up 6.5% rising
76 Saudi Arabia 61.8% 2023 up 4.0% falling
77 Ukraine 61.7% 2023 up 1.1% falling
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.7% 2023 down 4.0% falling
79 Tunisia 61.5% 2023 down 0.9% falling
80 Syria 61.4% 2023 up 2.0% flat
81 Moldova 61.4% 2023 up 5.7% falling
82 Cape Verde 61.0% 2023 down 5.8% falling
83 Honduras 60.7% 2023 down 4.0% falling
84 Georgia 60.4% 2023 down 6.5% falling
85 USSR 60.4% 1991 down 3.5% falling
86 Lebanon 60.2% 2023 up 5.1% falling
87 Jamaica 59.9% 2023 down 5.0% falling
88 Serbia 59.6% 2023 down 2.9% flat
89 Colombia 59.5% 2023 down 7.2% falling
90 China 59.5% 2023 down 3.4% falling
91 Kyrgyzstan 59.3% 2023 down 7.2% falling
92 Turkmenistan 59.3% 2023 down 0.4% falling
93 Fiji 59.2% 2023 down 7.8% falling
94 Jordan 59.1% 2023 down 1.0% falling
95 Tajikistan 59.1% 2023 down 8.0% falling
96 Oman 59.1% 2023 down 4.9% flat
97 Maldives 59.0% 2023 down 5.4% falling
98 Seychelles 58.8% 2023 down 7.7% falling
99 Panama 58.4% 2023 down 2.9% falling
100 Chile 58.4% 2023 down 5.2% falling
101 Venezuela 58.1% 2023 up 6.2% falling
102 North Macedonia 58.1% 2023 up 1.0% falling
103 Mexico 57.9% 2023 down 5.0% falling
104 Uzbekistan 57.7% 2023 down 6.9% falling
105 Dominican Republic 57.6% 2023 up 0.3% falling
106 Pakistan 57.4% 2023 down 6.2% falling
107 Qatar 56.9% 2023 — flat
108 Dominica 56.8% 2022 down 9.3% falling
109 New Zealand 56.8% 2023 up 7.3% rising
110 Kuwait 56.6% 2023 down 3.6% falling
111 Barbados 56.5% 2023 down 4.8% falling
112 Zimbabwe 56.4% 2023 down 5.0% falling
113 South Africa 56.3% 2023 down 8.1% falling
114 Costa Rica 56.3% 2023 down 4.8% falling
115 Malaysia 56.2% 2023 down 5.8% falling
116 Slovenia 56.2% 2023 up 5.9% flat
117 Chad 56.1% 2022 down 7.7% falling
118 Mauritius 56.0% 2023 down 5.1% falling
119 Belize 55.9% 2023 down 11.4% falling
120 Tuvalu 55.6% 2023 — flat
121 Armenia 55.5% 2023 down 5.9% falling
122 Trinidad and Tobago 55.3% 2023 down 5.5% falling
123 Vanuatu 55.2% 2023 up 8.3% falling
124 Saint Lucia 55.1% 2023 down 8.4% falling
125 Japan 55.1% 2022 down 4.5% falling
126 Turkey 55.0% 2023 down 5.6% falling
127 Samoa 54.4% 2023 up 10.7% falling
128 Russia 54.2% 2023 down 5.3% falling
129 Uruguay 54.2% 2023 down 5.6% rising
130 South Korea 53.9% 2023 down 9.8% falling
131 Malta 53.9% 2023 down 4.1% falling
132 Albania 53.8% 2023 down 6.0% falling
133 Romania 53.7% 2023 down 5.1% falling
134 Ecuador 53.5% 2023 down 0.2% falling
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.5% 2023 down 14.9% falling
136 Poland 53.3% 2023 down 3.3% falling
137 Libya 53.1% 2023 down 11.1% falling
138 Central African Republic 52.9% 2022 down 1.5% falling
139 Kazakhstan 52.8% 2023 up 1.2% falling
140 Bahrain 52.8% 2023 — falling
141 Luxembourg 52.8% 2023 up 2.8% rising
142 Cyprus 52.1% 2023 down 5.1% falling
143 Kiribati 51.7% 2023 up 0.8% flat
144 Belarus 51.7% 2023 down 3.2% falling
145 Finland 51.6% 2023 up 6.6% falling
146 United Arab Emirates 51.4% 2023 down 9.6% falling
147 Lithuania 50.8% 2023 down 14.8% falling
148 Hungary 50.7% 2023 up 3.8% falling
149 Ireland 50.7% 2023 down 8.6% falling
150 Brazil 50.4% 2023 down 8.4% falling
151 Croatia 50.1% 2023 down 7.2% falling
152 Denmark 50.1% 2023 down 1.0% flat
153 Montenegro 50.1% 2023 down 4.5% falling
154 Norway 50.0% 2023 down 1.4% flat
155 Portugal 50.0% 2023 down 2.5% falling
156 Netherlands 49.6% 2023 down 2.2% flat
157 United Kingdom 49.5% 2023 down 5.9% flat
158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49.5% 2023 down 11.8% falling
159 Grenada 49.4% 2023 down 15.0% falling
160 Estonia 49.2% 2023 down 18.6% falling
161 Nauru 49.2% 2023 — flat
162 Italy 49.0% 2023 up 2.8% falling
163 New Caledonia 48.9% 2023 down 0.3% falling
164 Argentina 48.9% 2023 down 11.0% falling
165 Israel 48.8% 2023 up 3.3% falling
166 Belgium 48.7% 2023 down 1.1% falling
167 Hong Kong 48.6% 2023 up 5.5% falling
168 French Polynesia 48.6% 2023 up 1.0% falling
169 France 48.2% 2023 up 0.2% falling
170 Taiwan 47.6% 2023 down 4.4% falling
171 Antigua and Barbuda 47.5% 2023 down 5.2% falling
172 Sweden 47.4% 2023 down 2.9% falling
173 Bermuda 47.0% 2009 down 10.2% flat
174 Slovakia 47.0% 2023 down 9.0% falling
175 Micronesia (country) 46.7% 2023 — falling
176 Tonga 46.6% 2023 — flat
177 Bulgaria 46.6% 2023 down 20.1% falling
178 Canada 46.5% 2023 down 7.1% falling
179 Czechia 46.3% 2023 down 8.3% falling
180 Germany 46.3% 2023 down 9.5% falling
181 Latvia 46.0% 2023 down 13.4% falling
182 Australia 45.8% 2023 down 2.2% falling
183 United States 45.6% 2023 down 6.0% falling
184 Macao 45.4% 2023 up 0.8% falling
185 Spain 45.3% 2023 down 0.5% falling
186 Greece 45.2% 2023 down 5.4% falling
187 Switzerland 45.1% 2023 down 6.6% falling
188 Bahamas 44.8% 2023 down 14.3% falling
189 Mongolia 44.3% 2023 down 8.9% falling
190 Austria 43.7% 2023 down 6.7% falling
191 Iceland 43.6% 2023 down 1.9% falling
192 Marshall Islands 41.9% 2023 — falling

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Indicator
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.