Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 56.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 56.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1984.
New Zealand ranks 109th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.5% | — |
| 1962 | 52.6% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 52.0% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.0% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 52.4% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 49.8% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 50.2% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +6.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 56.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 56.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 51.0% | 53.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 49.7% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 49.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 50.7% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 50.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 53.3% | 56.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 56.8% 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 109th 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 Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.