Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 33.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 33.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 36.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 61st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.5% | — |
| 1962 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 34.8% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 34.2% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 33.7% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 36.3% | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 34.3% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 33.5% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 32.5% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.8% | 33.4% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.1% | 32.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 30.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.3% | 33.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 58 Kazakhstan 33.6% compare
- 59 Luxembourg 33.3% compare
- 60 Finland 33.3% compare
- 62 Belarus 33.2% compare
- 63 Korea 33.1% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 32.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay was 33.2% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.