Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 20.3% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 22.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1986.
Eswatini ranks 155th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.6% | — |
| 1962 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 15.3% | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 20.3% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1986.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.