Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 31.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 31.9% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in South Africa peaked at 32.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1978.
That places South Africa 70th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.4% | — |
| 1962 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 20.5% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 21.5% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 31.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 31.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.2%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.7% | 19.9% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 22.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.4% | 32.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.3095 % 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 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 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in South Africa?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in South Africa was 31.9% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1978.
- How does South Africa rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.