Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 26.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 26.1% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 26.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1966.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.2% | — |
| 1962 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 14.1% | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 15.1% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 16.3% | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 18.1% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 116 Tunisia 26.2% compare
- 117 Republic of Moldova 26.2% compare
- 118 Syrian Arab Republic 26.1% compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 25.9% compare
- 121 China 25.6% compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 25.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 26.1% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1966.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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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.