Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Poland
Poland: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 53.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Poland, 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 Poland is 53.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 63.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2020.
That places Poland 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.9% | — |
| 1962 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 63.4% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 62.4% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 60.0% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 58.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 57.2% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.6% | 61.1% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 57.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 56.7% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 57.5% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 53.1% | 53.5% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Fuel imports 7.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Poland?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Poland was 53.3% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.