Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 30.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 30.9%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 33.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1969.
That places Pakistan 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1% | — |
| 1962 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 15.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 14.4% | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 27.3% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.7% | 31.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 81 Malaysia 31.0% compare
- 82 Japan 30.9% compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 30.9% compare
- 85 New Zealand 30.3% compare
- 86 Qatar 30.2% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 30.0% compare
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 30.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1969.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.