Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.27 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.27 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2016.
That places Brazil 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.31 | — |
| 2001 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.294 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.252 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 77 Ecuador 0.27 compare
- 77 Iran 0.27 compare
- 77 Lesotho 0.27 compare
- 77 New Caledonia 0.27 compare
- 77 Pakistan 0.27 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 0.27 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.27 compare
- 77 South Africa 0.27 compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 0.27 compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.27 compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.4062 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 4,352 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 0.27 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.