Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 26.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, 2010–2023
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 Syrian Arab Republic is 26.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 31.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2021.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 118th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.2% | — |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -6.3% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 26.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.2%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 26.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.8%, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 26.3% compare
- 116 Tunisia 26.2% compare
- 117 Republic of Moldova 26.2% compare
- 119 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.1% compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 25.9% compare
- 121 China 25.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic was 26.1% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2021.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.