Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 13.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 13.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 29.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.8% | — |
| 1962 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 28.4% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 27.0% | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 26.8% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 26.2% | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 25.3% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 22.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 20.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.5% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 182 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.4% compare
- 183 Bangladesh 14.9% compare
- 184 Ghana 14.0% compare
- 186 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 13.3% compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 13.9% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.