Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 51.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 51.4% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 66.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2020.
That places United Arab Emirates 146th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.5% | — |
| 1962 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 61.4% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 62.2% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 61.6% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 58.4% | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 61.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 65.4% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 57.0% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 62.3% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 60.8% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 55.8% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 58.7% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 51.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 51.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.8%, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.3% | 57.5% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.3% | 57.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 49.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 53.9% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 60.5% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 51.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 48.3% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 51.4% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.