Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 69.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 69.9% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 76.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.1% | — |
| 1962 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 70.0% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 69.1% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.2% | 71.8% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 68.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 61.4% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.3% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.8% | 69.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 69.9% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.