Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 27.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 27.8% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 28.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1973.
Chile ranks 103rd 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.0% | — |
| 1962 | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 18.0% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 18.2% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 19.8% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 21.4% | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 20.4% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 19.0% | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 18.3% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 18.6% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.0% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 27.8% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.