Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 47.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan stood at 47.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan peaked at 77.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2022.
That places Taiwan 170th 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.6% | — |
| 1962 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.9% | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 70.1% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 70.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 68.3% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.5% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 65.2% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 64.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 62.2% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 59.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 53.5% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.7% | 71.9% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 64.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 55.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 48.2% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.1% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan was 47.6% 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2022.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.