Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita was 21.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 21.87 for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 24.64 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.52, in 1994.
Namibia ranks 143rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.82 | — |
| 1962 | 19.12 | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 19.33 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 18.98 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 18.27 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 18.47 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 18.84 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 18.69 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 18.65 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 18.08 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 18.02 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 17.89 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.47 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 17.71 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 16.24 | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 16.89 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 17.49 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 17.59 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.66 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 17.51 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 15.82 | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 15.31 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 14.65 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 14.79 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 15.03 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 15.24 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 14.29 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 14.62 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 14.68 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 14.88 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 14.88 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.47 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 14.21 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.52 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 13.53 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.97 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 17.82 | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 18.65 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 18.88 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.82 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 20.57 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 19.15 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 20.27 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 22.23 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 20.84 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 21.49 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.87 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.5 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 21.63 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.64 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 22.15 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.82 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.64 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 24.11 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.69 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.45 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.92 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 23.59 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 24.36 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 24.13 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.22 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 21.87 | -5.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 21.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 21.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.21, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +27.6% | 13.97 | 17.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.02 | 18.27 | 20.82 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.5 | 16.24 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.19 | 14.29 | 17.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.48 | 13.52 | 18.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.14 | 19.15 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 | 22.15 | 24.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 | 21.87 | 24.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Ores and metals imports 9.9% (2024)
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- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Namibia was 21.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.64 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.52 in 1994.
- How does Namibia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from 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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