Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 39.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 39.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 39.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 18th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.4% | — |
| 1962 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 35.8% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 36.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 37.1% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.0% | 35.8% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 35.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 36.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 36.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 39.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 39.2% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.