Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 61.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 61.4% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Moldova peaked at 74.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 81st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.0% | — |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 61.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.1%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 61.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 67.0% | 72.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 60.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 57.1% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 57.1% | 61.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.69 % 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)
- Fuel imports 22.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Moldova?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Moldova was 61.4% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Moldova ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.