Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 36.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 36.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 38.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1974.
United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.5% | — |
| 1962 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 27.1% | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 25.7% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 24.3% | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 27.3% | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 30.7% | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 29.8% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 23.5% | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 20.9% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 23.1% | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | +30.8% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 29.6% | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +29.7% |
| 1981 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 36.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.3%, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 36.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +33.5% | 25.3% | 33.7% |
| 1976 | +30.8% | 23.1% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.2% | 24.3% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 20.9% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 28.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 26.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 36.2% | 38.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 36.2% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.