Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 56.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 56.6% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 69.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 110th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.9% | — |
| 1962 | 62.8% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 61.9% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 63.7% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 63.4% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 62.9% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 58.8% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 60.9% | 63.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 61.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 58.4% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 57.9% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 55.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 56.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.7% | 59.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 56.6% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.