Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 11.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 11.8%.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 13.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1981.
That places Cambodia 189th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8% | — |
| 1962 | 7.5% | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 186 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 13.3% compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.9% compare
- 190 Madagascar 9.9% compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.1% compare
- 192 Burundi 8.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % 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 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 11.8% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.