Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 27.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde stood at 27.2%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 32.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 107th 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.6% | — |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 17.2% | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 17.3% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 19.5% | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 18.9% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 20.4% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 20.7% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 17.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 19.7% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 25.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.6% | 27.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 104 Georgia 27.5% compare
- 105 Jamaica 27.4% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 27.2% compare
- 108 Algeria 27.0% compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 26.8% compare
- 110 Seychelles 26.7% compare
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 27.2% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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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.