Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 39.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas, 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 fats vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas is 39.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas peaked at 39.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1961.
That places Bahamas 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.6% | — |
| 1962 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 28.3% | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 29.7% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 28.1% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +8.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 39.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.3%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 39.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.9%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.5% | 23.6% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 26.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 28.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 26.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 30.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.7% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 34.1% | 39.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas was 39.5% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.