Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 45.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 45.6% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 53.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 183rd 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.3% | — |
| 1962 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 51.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.4% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -1.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 45.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 91% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 51.4% | 52.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 51.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 49.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 51.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.6% | 46.2% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for United States of America
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 45.6% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 183rd 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 States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.