Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.32 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.32 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.32 | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.277 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.271 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -17.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 341.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 43.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 40,752 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4222 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 393.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 8,303 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 0.32 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.