Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 46.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 46.5%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 53.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2023.
That places Canada 178th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.9% | — |
| 1962 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 51.9% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 53.3% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 52.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.5% | 51.6% | 53.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 48.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 46.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 46.5% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.