Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 44.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 44.3% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 57.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.4% | — |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 50.8% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 51.4% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 49.0% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 50.8% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 51.2% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 51.8% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 54.6% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 52.5% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 54.9% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 43.4% | 52.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 49.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.9% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 48.2% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.9% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 43.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.1% | 46.1% | 4 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % 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 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 44.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.