Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 20.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 22.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1967.
That places Kenya 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.4% | — |
| 1962 | 14.2% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 13.6% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 20.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1967.
- How does Kenya rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.