Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 37.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
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 New Caledonia is 37.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 38.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1970.
That places New Caledonia 32nd 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.3% | — |
| 1962 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 28.0% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 29.6% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 27.5% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 27.0% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 30.7% | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 32.6% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 29.7% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +3.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 37.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.3%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 37.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.0%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.6% | 27.5% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 27.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 32.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 34.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 37.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 29 Israel 37.3% compare
- 30 Brazil 37.2% compare
- 31 Estonia 37.1% compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 37.0% compare
- 34 Netherlands 36.9% compare
- 35 French Polynesia 36.8% compare
More energy & mining data for New Caledonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -23.55 % 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 22.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia was 37.1% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1970.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.