Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 11.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 11.9% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 13.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1975.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 188th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.5% | — |
| 1962 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 9.5% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 185 Sierra Leone 13.9% compare
- 186 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 13.3% compare
- 189 Cambodia 11.8% compare
- 190 Madagascar 9.9% compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.1% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 11.9% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1975.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.