Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 35.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Norway stood at 35.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 42.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1961.
Norway ranks 47th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.9% | — |
| 1962 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 33.7% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 36.6% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 40.1% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 40.0% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.3% | 32.9% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.3% | 39.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 36.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 36.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 34.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.3% | 35.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 35.5% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.