Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 26.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 26.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia peaked at 27.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 116th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.7% | — |
| 1962 | 19.5% | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 21.5% | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 21.5% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 23.7% | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 23.9% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23.0% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 23.8% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 22.6% | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 21.0% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 21.8% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 17.7% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 20.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 22.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 24.8% | 26.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 113 Serbia 26.4% compare
- 114 USSR 26.4% compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 26.3% compare
- 117 Republic of Moldova 26.2% compare
- 118 Syrian Arab Republic 26.1% compare
- 119 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Tunisia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7845 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia was 26.2% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 116th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.