Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 56.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe is 56.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 71.8% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.6% | — |
| 1962 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 69.9% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 68.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 66.6% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 68.1% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 69.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 67.6% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.1% | 69.9% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.0% | 66.6% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.2% | 67.6% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 67.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 65.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.0% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.1% | 59.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 109 New Zealand 56.8% compare
- 110 Kuwait 56.6% compare
- 111 Barbados 56.5% compare
- 113 South Africa 56.3% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 56.3% compare
- 115 Malaysia 56.2% compare
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- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 56.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.