Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 15.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 15.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1998.
Ethiopia ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.6% | — |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 15.5% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.