Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 18.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 18.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1964.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.8% | — |
| 1962 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 14.6% | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 18.2% | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 18.7% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 18.8% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.