Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 26.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 26.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1963.
That places Saudi Arabia 109th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.9% | — |
| 1962 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 14.3% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 15.3% | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 16.3% | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 15.5% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 16.3% | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 16.2% | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 21.5% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 14.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 22.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 23.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.5% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 27.2% compare
- 107 Cape Verde 27.2% compare
- 108 Algeria 27.0% compare
- 110 Seychelles 26.7% compare
- 111 Papua New Guinea 26.6% compare
- 112 Maldives 26.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia was 26.8% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1963.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.