Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 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 Belize is 31.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 33.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2004.
Belize ranks 73rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.0% | — |
| 1962 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 24.0% | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 24.1% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 23.6% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 24.3% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 24.4% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 22.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 24.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.6% | 33.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 70 South Africa 31.9% compare
- 71 Tuvalu 31.9% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 31.7% compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.5% compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 31.5% compare
- 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Belize
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.14 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 31.6% 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 fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.