Daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia

Malaysia: Daily per capita fat supply was 100.94 grams of fat per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100.94 grams of fat per day per capita
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 191 countries
All-time high
102.82 grams of fat per day per capita
in 2020
All-time low
50.41 grams of fat per day per capita
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia, 1961–2023

0255075100196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of fat per day per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia stood at 100.94 grams of fat per day per capita.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia peaked at 102.82 grams of fat per day per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.41 grams of fat per day per capita, in 1962.

Malaysia ranks 88th of 191 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 55.35 grams of fat per day per capita 50.41 grams of fat per day per capita 59.75 grams of fat per day per capita 9
1970s 67.47 grams of fat per day per capita 59.53 grams of fat per day per capita 77.92 grams of fat per day per capita 10
1980s 90.87 grams of fat per day per capita 82.46 grams of fat per day per capita 95.41 grams of fat per day per capita 10
1990s 88.25 grams of fat per day per capita 85.54 grams of fat per day per capita 92.01 grams of fat per day per capita 10
2000s 85.56 grams of fat per day per capita 83.14 grams of fat per day per capita 88.11 grams of fat per day per capita 10
2010s 92.58 grams of fat per day per capita 84.7 grams of fat per day per capita 100.31 grams of fat per day per capita 10
2020s 101.51 grams of fat per day per capita 100.24 grams of fat per day per capita 102.82 grams of fat per day per capita 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 85 Barbados 102.35 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  2. 86 Panama 101.88 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  3. 87 Algeria 101.81 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  4. 89 China 100.38 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  5. 90 Tunisia 99.96 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  6. 91 Belize 99.47 grams of fat per day per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia?
Daily per capita fat supply in Malaysia was 100.94 grams of fat per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita fat supply recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 102.82 grams of fat per day per capita in 2020.
What is the lowest daily per capita fat supply recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 50.41 grams of fat per day per capita in 1962.
How does Malaysia rank for daily per capita fat supply?
Malaysia ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita fat supply rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita fat supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Daily per capita fat supply
Unit
grams of fat per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower. This is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock.