Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 9.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 9.1% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2023.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.5% | — |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 4 |
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- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.9% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4362 % 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 36.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 9.1% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.