Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 66.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in India, 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 India stood at 66.7%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 76.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2023.
India ranks 51st 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75.8% | — |
| 1962 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 75.7% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.2% | 75.7% | 76.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.2% | 75.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 74.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 72.8% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 71.0% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.7% | 67.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in India was 66.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2023.
- How does India rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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.