Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 35.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 35.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ireland peaked at 36.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1961.
That places Ireland 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.5% | — |
| 1962 | 30.5% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 31.9% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 32.2% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 32.4% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 33.7% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.3% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.8% | 32.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 34.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ireland?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Ireland was 35.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.