Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 15.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 15.8% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 20.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1997.
Egypt ranks 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.7% | — |
| 1962 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.8% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 176 Afghanistan 16.8% compare
- 177 Mozambique 16.5% compare
- 178 Malawi 15.9% compare
- 180 Mali 15.7% compare
- 181 Ethiopia 15.5% compare
- 182 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 15.8% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1997.
- How does Egypt rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.