Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.22 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Korea, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.22 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 Republic of Korea peaked at 0.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 133rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.22 | — |
| 2001 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 133 Barbados 0.22 compare
- 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.22 compare
- 133 Croatia 0.22 compare
- 133 Hong Kong 0.22 compare
- 133 Latvia 0.22 compare
- 133 Montenegro 0.22 compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 0.22 compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.22 compare
- 133 Serbia 0.22 compare
- 133 Taiwan 0.22 compare
- 133 Uruguay 0.22 compare
More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6343 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 20,732 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 814.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 29.49 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 26.07 million constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Korea?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Korea was 0.22 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.