Dietary composition by country, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Dietary composition by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
533.33 % change on previous year
Austria
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
South Africa
Median
-3.76 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
6,528
What the numbers show
Dietary composition by country, annual growth rate is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 533.33 % change on previous year in Austria; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.76 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.29 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 25,090.7%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 421,093.0%).
Dietary composition by country, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 533.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,089.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 344.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,345.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 200 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,321.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 167.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19,728.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 131.55 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,841.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Cameroon | 129.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 844.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 83.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 921.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Lebanon | 73.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 605.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 42.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 40.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17,874.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 38.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Belize | 34.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,667.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 32.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 32.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8,683.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Syria | 26.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 25.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,947.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 24.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Nigeria | 23.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,227.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 22.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 22.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cuba | 22.13 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 25,090.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | 20.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 20.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 473.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 19.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Algeria | 19.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19,829.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 18.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Turkey | 17.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 376.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan | 16.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,549.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 16.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 482.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 15.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 13.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands Antilles | 13.36 % change on previous year | 2009 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 13.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 12.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 12.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Taiwan | 12.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,287.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 11.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,433.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Mali | 10.95 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,780.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 10.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,493.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 10.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 345.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 9.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 9.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 44 | French Polynesia | 9.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 586.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Lesotho | 9.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Montenegro | 8.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,876.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 8.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 7.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,096.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 7.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 6.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 5.87 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 11,260.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 5.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Seychelles | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Samoa | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 460.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Japan | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,845.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Liberia | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,625.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Macao | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 64 | New Caledonia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 371.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Canada | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,656.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Dominica | 0.9082 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6897 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 0.1371 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Bermuda | -0.4214 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | -0.4219 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | -0.7225 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Botswana | -0.8954 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | -0.9775 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Gabon | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 324.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 535.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cape Verde | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 298.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Barbados | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 227.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 244.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Malaysia | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,079.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Iceland | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 805.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 131.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | -3.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 421,093.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Grenada | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 385.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | -4.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,398.0% | volatile |
| 95 | United Kingdom | -5.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 271.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Luxembourg | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 254.1% | volatile |
| 98 | East Timor | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 357.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | -5.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15,438.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Venezuela | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | -6.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,727.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | -6.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | -6.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | -7.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Moldova | -7.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 180.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Uruguay | -8.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,303.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,416.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | -8.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 473.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovakia | -8.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 111 | France | -9.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Hong Kong | -9.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,834.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | -9.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 841.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | -9.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei | -9.93 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | -10.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 505.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Kuwait | -11.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 389.0% | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,491.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | -11.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,056.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Ghana | -12.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | -12.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | -14.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,014.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Peru | -14.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 216.7% | volatile |
| 124 | China | -15.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 388.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Congo | -15.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Belarus | -15.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 691.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | -16.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,955.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | -16.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | -16.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,527.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Bolivia | -17.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 758.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | -17.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | -21.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 699.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Vietnam | -22.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Comoros | -23.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Australia | -23.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 355.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Iran | -24.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Tanzania | -24.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Colombia | -26.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | -27.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 376.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -29.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 345.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | -29.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,158.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Madagascar | -29.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 480.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Burundi | -29.59 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Rwanda | -32.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 237.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Chad | -34.35 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 139,031.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Malawi | -34.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,172.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | -36.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 258.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | -37.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 178.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Bulgaria | -40.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42,247.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Gambia | -41.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 706.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | -42.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 886.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Angola | -49.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 733.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Kiribati | -51.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,754.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Pakistan | -52.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,268.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | -53.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | -53.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8,726.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | -55.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 363.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Eswatini | -56.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 264.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Nepal | -59.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 348.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Israel | -62.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Egypt | -63.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,900.0% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | -65.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,669.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | -71.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 77,397.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 350.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Spain | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Indonesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 165 | India | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 632.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Thailand | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 284.7% | volatile |
| 165 | South Africa | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,941.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Dietary composition by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Dietary composition by country Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Dietary composition by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.