Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 40.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 40.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 42.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1961.
That places Spain 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.0% | — |
| 1962 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 25.0% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 28.1% | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 29.2% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 29.7% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 30.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 32.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.7% | 24.0% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 34.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 37.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 40.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.7% | 42.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 40.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.