Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Germany stood at 41.3%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 41.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1964.
Germany ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.6% | — |
| 1962 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 35.4% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.8% | 35.4% | 36.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.4% | 35.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 35.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 38.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 41.0% | 41.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 41.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1964.
- How does Germany rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.