Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 41.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 41.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 41.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1962.
United States of America ranks 7th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.5% | — |
| 1962 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 35.2% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 36.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 41.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.3%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.9% | 34.4% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.5% | 34.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 36.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 38.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.8% | 41.9% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for United States of America
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 41.9% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1962.
- How does United States of America rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 7th 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 States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.