Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 85.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 85.4% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 85.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2015.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83.8% | — |
| 2011 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 85.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 85.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.1% | 85.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4362 % 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)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 85.4% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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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.