Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 31.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 31.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 33.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1966.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.9% | — |
| 1962 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 21.0% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 21.7% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.3%, 87% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 31.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 20.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.7% | 33.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 69 Samoa 32.1% compare
- 70 South Africa 31.9% compare
- 71 Tuvalu 31.9% compare
- 73 Belize 31.6% compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.5% compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 31.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.57 % 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 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 31.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.