Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 74.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 74.6% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 85.1% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 11th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.7% | — |
| 1962 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 83.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 74.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 74.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 84.6% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 83.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 82.6% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 78.7% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 77.5% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.6% | 77.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 8 Sierra Leone 76.6% compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 76.6% compare
- 10 Mozambique 75.3% compare
- 12 Malawi 74.1% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 73.9% compare
- 14 Mali 73.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 74.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.