Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 65.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 65.6%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 74.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 56th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.1% | — |
| 1962 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 72.7% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 71.0% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 69.4% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 71.3% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 69.7% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 72.9% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 70.3% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 71.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.1% | 71.5% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.3% | 69.4% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 69.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 71.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 68.5% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 66.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 65.6% | 73.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 65.6% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.