Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 72.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 72.0% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 80.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 79.2% | — |
| 1994 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 79.1% | 80.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 76.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 72.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.8% | 72.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 72.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.