Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 48.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 48.9% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 62.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2010.
New Caledonia ranks 163rd of 192 countries on this measure, 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.7% | — |
| 1962 | 60.6% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 60.2% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 59.0% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 56.5% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 59.7% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 55.2% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 54.7% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 56.5% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.9% | 54.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 50.3% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.3% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 48.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.2% | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia was 48.9% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2010.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.