Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 68.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 68.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 75.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 39th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.6% | — |
| 1962 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 69.5% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 72.0% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 70.3% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.4% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 67.6% | 70.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.4% | 69.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 70.1% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 69.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 65.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.4% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.8% | 68.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 68.2% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.