Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 18.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 18.1% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 20.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1974.
Thailand ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.4% | — |
| 1962 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 13.0% | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 12.6% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 11.6% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 20.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 18.1% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.