Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 78.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia stood at 78.5%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 84.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2006.
Cambodia ranks 4th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.4% | — |
| 1962 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 82.6% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 80.4% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 82.1% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 81.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.8% | 81.5% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 80.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 76.0% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 78.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.5% | 80.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.4% compare
- 2 Burundi 82.7% compare
- 3 Madagascar 82.1% compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.9% compare
- 6 Ghana 77.3% compare
- 7 Rwanda 76.8% compare
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 78.5% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2006.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.