Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 41.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 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 Greece is 41.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 43.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1961.
Greece ranks 9th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.8% | — |
| 1962 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 30.0% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 33.5% | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 32.5% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 31.8% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.8% | 27.8% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.7% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 32.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 35.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 39.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 38.3% | 42.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 41.6% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.