Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 50.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 50.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 74.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.3% | — |
| 1962 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 73.4% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 72.6% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 72.9% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 70.1% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.7% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.4% | 72.6% | 74.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.8% | 68.6% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 64.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 58.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 57.4% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 51.4% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 50.4% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.