Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 16.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 16.8% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 19.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.3% | — |
| 1962 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 12.9% | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | -22.6% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 13.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 16.8% 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 fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.