Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 22.3% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 25.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1965.
That places Djibouti 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.2% | — |
| 1962 | 13.6% | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 12.3% | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 18.7% | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 21.4% | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 17.5% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 18.8% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 18.4% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +11.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 22.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 22.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.8%, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 12.3% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.2% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More energy & mining data for Djibouti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti was 22.3% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1965.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.