Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 31.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 31.5% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 33.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1963.
That places Dominican Republic 75th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.3% | — |
| 1962 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 17.1% | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 20.8% | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 22.2% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 21.5% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 25.3% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 31.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 31.5% 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 | 19.4% | 17.1% | 22.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 20.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 72 Costa Rica 31.7% compare
- 73 Belize 31.6% compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.5% compare
- 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.4% compare
- 77 Armenia 31.3% compare
- 78 Kuwait 31.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % 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 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 31.5% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1963.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.