Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 32.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 32.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.5% | — |
| 1962 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 18.4% | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 21.2% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 21.1% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 20.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 29.1% | 32.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 32.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.