Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 38.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 38.2% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 39.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1988.
That places Mongolia 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.7% | — |
| 1962 | 38.0% | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 34.4% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 36.0% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 34.7% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 34.2% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 32.8% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 34.2% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 35.5% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 31.3% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 30.9% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 32.9% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.6% | 31.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 31.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 22 Italy 38.6% compare
- 23 Macau, China 38.5% compare
- 24 France 38.5% compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.8% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.7% compare
- 28 Kiribati 37.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % 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 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 38.2% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1988.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.