Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 37.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 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 fats vs. gdp per capita in Brazil stood at 37.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 37.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 30th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.5% | — |
| 1962 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 17.0% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.3% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.2% | 37.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.7% compare
- 28 Kiribati 37.6% compare
- 29 Israel 37.3% compare
- 31 Estonia 37.1% compare
- 32 New Caledonia 37.1% compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 37.0% compare
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- Coal consumption, 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 fats vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 37.2% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.