Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.35 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala is 0.35, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.35 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.35 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.297 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6212 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,099 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 31,482 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala was 0.35 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.