Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 14.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 14.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 21.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2019.
That places Ghana 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.1% | — |
| 1962 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 14.5% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 16.7% | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 17.9% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 17.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 181 Ethiopia 15.5% compare
- 182 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.4% compare
- 183 Bangladesh 14.9% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 13.9% compare
- 186 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 13.3% compare
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- 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 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 14.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.