Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 82.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar is 82.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 82.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1966.
That places Madagascar 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.1% | — |
| 1962 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 76.2% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 76.8% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 76.2% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.8% | 76.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 76.8% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 76.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 78.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.7% | 82.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.4% compare
- 2 Burundi 82.7% compare
- 4 Cambodia 78.5% compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.9% compare
- 6 Ghana 77.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 82.1% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1966.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.