Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 42.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 42.9% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 42.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.7% | — |
| 1962 | 35.7% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 40.8% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.2% | 33.7% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 38.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 39.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 39.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.2% | 42.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Austria 44.8% compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 43.8% compare
- 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.4% compare
- 5 Czechia 42.3% compare
- 6 Slovakia 42.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland was 42.9% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.