Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 29.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Dominica, 1961–2022
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 Dominica is 29.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominica peaked at 29.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.9% | — |
| 1962 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 20.2% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 20.9% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 23.2% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 19.9% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.7% | 20.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 23.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 22.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.2% | 29.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominica?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominica was 29.9% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominica ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.