Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 40.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Latvia is 40.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 40.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.9% | — |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.6% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 29.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 40.8% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.