Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 58.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 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 Chile is 58.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 72.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.4% | — |
| 1962 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 68.0% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 70.8% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 70.5% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 69.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 68.8% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 68.3% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 69.9% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 68.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 68.0% | 71.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 68.8% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 68.3% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 63.1% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 59.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 58.0% | 59.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 97 Maldives 59.0% compare
- 98 Seychelles 58.8% compare
- 99 Panama 58.4% compare
- 101 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 58.1% compare
- 102 North Macedonia 58.1% compare
- 103 Mexico 57.9% compare
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 58.4% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.