Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 75.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 75.3% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 82.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.4% | — |
| 1962 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 79.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 73.1% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 79.1% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.9% | 78.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 73.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 72.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 74.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.5% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.2% | 75.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Rwanda 76.8% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 76.6% compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 76.6% compare
- 11 Bangladesh 74.6% compare
- 12 Malawi 74.1% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 73.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 75.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.