Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 29.7% 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Jordan peaked at 31.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1961.
Jordan ranks 91st 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.0% | — |
| 1962 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 19.5% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 22.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 20.0% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 21.2% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.4% | 30.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Jordan?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Jordan was 29.7% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Jordan ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.