Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 43.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 43.6%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 51.7% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 191st 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.8% | — |
| 1962 | 47.6% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 49.3% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 51.7% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 50.5% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 46.4% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 47.8% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 44.3% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 45.0% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 46.8% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 44.3% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 45.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 47.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 44.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.1% | 44.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 43.6% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.