Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 64.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 64.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 71.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 66th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.8% | — |
| 1962 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 64.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.1%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 64.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.7% | 70.2% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 69.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 66.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.2% | 65.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 Indonesia 64.3% compare
- 64 Netherlands Antilles 64.3% compare
- 65 Timor-Leste 64.3% compare
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 64.2% compare
- 68 Sudan 64.0% compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 63.8% compare
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.87 % 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 14.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 64.2% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.