Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 47.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 47.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 52.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2016.
That places Sweden 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.5% | — |
| 1962 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 51.4% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 51.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9% | 49.5% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 49.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.0% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.4% | 49.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 169 France 48.2% compare
- 170 Chinese Taipei 47.6% compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 47.5% compare
- 173 Bermuda 47.0% compare
- 174 Slovakia 47.0% compare
- 175 Micronesia, Federated States of 46.7% compare
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 47.4% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.