Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 18.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 18.6% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 26.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.2% | — |
| 1962 | 14.2% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 17.1% | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 15.9% | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 15.9% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 18.0% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | +39.4% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 15.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 14.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 16.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 18.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 18.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.