Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 21.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 21.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 22.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1971.
Peru ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.1% | — |
| 1962 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 16.6% | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 17.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 21.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1971.
- How does Peru rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.