Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 31.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 31.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 35.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1972.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.7% | — |
| 1962 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 20.8% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 21.5% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 20.5% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 20.4% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 31.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 31.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.9%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.1% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.6% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 32.3% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.48 % 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 (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 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 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 31.4% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1972.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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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.