Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 45.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 45.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 64.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2021.
Spain ranks 185th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.1% | — |
| 1962 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 61.3% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 62.9% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 60.2% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 60.2% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 59.5% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 57.5% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 58.7% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 55.9% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 52.4% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.3% | 59.5% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 54.8% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 49.3% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.1% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.5% | 45.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 182 Australia 45.8% compare
- 183 United States of America 45.6% compare
- 184 Macau, China 45.4% compare
- 186 Greece 45.2% compare
- 187 Switzerland 45.1% compare
- 188 Bahamas 44.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 45.3% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.