Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 39.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 39.9% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 41.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1968.
Iceland ranks 15th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.4% | — |
| 1962 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 37.0% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 35.2% | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 34.7% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 38.8% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 36.1% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 37.7% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.7% | 33.4% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 34.9% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 35.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 36.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.4% | 40.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 39.9% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1968.
- How does Iceland rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.