Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 67.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 67.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 71.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1965.
Nigeria ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.8% | — |
| 1962 | 64.2% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 68.3% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 66.4% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 68.4% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 67.8% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 69.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.1% | 65.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 66.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 69.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 68.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.5% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.9% | 68.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria was 67.9% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1965.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.