Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 76.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 76.8% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 84.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.8% | — |
| 1962 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 83.2% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 83.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 82.8% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 82.4% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 78.8% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 77.4% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.4% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 81.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 4 Cambodia 78.5% compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.9% compare
- 6 Ghana 77.3% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 76.6% compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 76.6% compare
- 10 Mozambique 75.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Rwanda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0006 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 76.8% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.