Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 55.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Japan stood at 55.1%. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% 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 Japan peaked at 76.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2022.
That places Japan 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.0% | — |
| 1962 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 68.9% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 66.9% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 65.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.4% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.4% | 70.4% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.1% | 65.1% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 61.7% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.4% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 57.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 56.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 55.3% compare
- 123 Vanuatu 55.2% compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 55.1% compare
- 126 Türkiye 55.0% compare
- 127 Samoa 54.4% compare
- 128 Russian Federation 54.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 55.1% in 2022, 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.