Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 35.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 35.8% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 36.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1965.
That places Ecuador 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.9% | — |
| 1962 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 20.9% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 19.9% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 21.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 25.7% | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 26.8% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 28.6% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 27.4% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.7% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 20.6% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 22.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 26.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.1% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 32.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.1% | 36.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 35.8% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.