Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 23.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
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 El Salvador is 23.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1997.
El Salvador ranks 133rd of 192 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.6% | — |
| 1962 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 19.9% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 20.4% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 19.4% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.9%, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.1% | 23.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 130 Yemen 24.5% compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 24.3% compare
- 132 Netherlands Antilles 23.7% compare
- 134 Bhutan 23.3% compare
- 135 Mauritania 23.0% compare
- 136 Nigeria 22.8% compare
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.87 % 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 14.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 23.5% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.