Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 56.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Dominica, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominica stood at 56.8%. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominica peaked at 70.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2022.
Dominica ranks 108th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.8% | — |
| 1962 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 70.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70.1% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 69.0% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 68.3% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 66.9% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 69.0% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.5% | 65.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 64.1% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.8% | 60.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominica?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominica was 56.8% in 2022, 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominica ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.