Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.17 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.17 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 0.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2000.
Japan ranks 184th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 | — |
| 2001 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 24,141 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.65 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8838 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 0.17 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.