Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 30.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 30.9% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 30.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 83rd 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.1% | — |
| 1962 | 21.3% | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 21.3% | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 22.7% | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 24.0% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 25.2% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 26.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 24.0% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.8% | 24.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 21.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 27.6% | 30.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 30.9% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 83rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.