Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 24.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 24.5% for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 24.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1972.
Yemen ranks 130th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1% | — |
| 1962 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 16.9% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.5% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 15.1% | 24.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 127 Suriname 24.6% compare
- 128 Brunei Darussalam 24.6% compare
- 129 Guatemala 24.5% compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 24.3% compare
- 132 Netherlands Antilles 23.7% compare
- 133 El Salvador 23.5% compare
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 24.5% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1972.
- How does Yemen rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.