Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 57.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic stood at 57.6%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 105th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.0% | — |
| 1962 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 73.4% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.4% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.1% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 69.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 69.9% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 68.4% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 62.6% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 65.6% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | -0.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 57.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.1%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 57.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.9%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.8% | 69.1% | 74.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.0% | 68.9% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 66.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 60.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 58.3% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 56.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.6% | 59.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 57.6% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 105th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.