Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 48.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 48.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 65.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2020.
Hong Kong, China ranks 167th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.2% | — |
| 1962 | 62.5% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 60.9% | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 65.5% | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 62.5% | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 61.7% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 60.2% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 59.3% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 57.5% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 58.6% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 57.5% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +3.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 48.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 48.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 60.2% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.4% | 56.9% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 50.5% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.0% | 48.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong, China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 48.6% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.