Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita was 21.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam stood at 21.51.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 23.44 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.23, in 1975.
Vietnam ranks 148th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.77 | — |
| 1962 | 9.71 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 9.94 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.76 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 9.66 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 10.1 | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 10.12 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 9.82 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 9.62 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 8.97 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 9.45 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 9.6 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 9.38 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 8.94 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 8.23 | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 8.24 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 8.61 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.84 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 8.54 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 8.33 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 8.88 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 9.8 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 10 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 10.35 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 10.52 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.57 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.52 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 11.29 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 11.68 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 12.2 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 12.53 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 13.02 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 13.1 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 13.76 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 14.67 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 15.03 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 15.05 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.23 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.75 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 15.55 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.35 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 16.95 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.16 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.15 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 19.57 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 21.18 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 21.65 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 22.27 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.44 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17 | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 17.41 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.65 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.65 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.14 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.2 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.58 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.82 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.7 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.43 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.56 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 19.36 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 20.17 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 21.51 | +6.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 21.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.74, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 21.51 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.97, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam 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 | -27.5% | 23.44 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.83 | 9.62 | 10.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.88 | 8.23 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3 | 8.33 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.03 | 12.2 | 15.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.23 | 15.55 | 23.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.66 | 17 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.65 | 17.56 | 21.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2023)
- Gas production 57.84 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 57.84 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita in Vietnam was 21.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 23.44 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 in 1975.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from 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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