Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 35.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic stood at 35.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 38.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1965.
That places Central African Republic 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.2% | — |
| 1962 | 19.1% | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 18.2% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 22.3% | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 21.7% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 22.5% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 21.8% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 24.8% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 25.4% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 30.8% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 35.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.2%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 35.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.2%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 27.2% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 35.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More energy & mining data for Central African Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.69 % 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 26.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic was 35.9% in 2022, 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1965.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.