Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 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 Romania is 33.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 34.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1961.
That places Romania 56th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.7% | — |
| 1962 | 18.8% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 19.3% | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 20.1% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 22.3% | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 20.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 22.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 25.6% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 24.6% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 33.2% | 34.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 33.9% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1961.
- How does Romania rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.