Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 65.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at 65.3%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at 81.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2023.
That places Guyana 58th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.0% | — |
| 1962 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 74.8% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 73.8% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 70.7% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.8% | 70.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.8% | 71.2% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 68.2% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 68.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 67.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.3% | 66.7% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was 65.3% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.