Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in China
China: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 59.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 59.5% 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.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in China peaked at 79.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2023.
That places China 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.7% | — |
| 1962 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 77.3% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.9% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.2% | 77.3% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.2% | 71.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.7% | 65.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 60.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.5% | 61.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in China?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in China was 59.5% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2023.
- How does China rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.