Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 46.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 62.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.7% | — |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 57.9% | 62.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 52.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 49.4% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.0% | 46.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 46.0% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.