Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 38.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 38.7%.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Hungary peaked at 41.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1966.
Hungary ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.9% | — |
| 1962 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 26.9% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 25.8% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 28.4% | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 29.6% | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 27.5% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 25.8% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.6% | 29.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 38.7% | 41.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Hungary?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Hungary was 38.7% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1966.
- How does Hungary rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.