Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.2 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.2 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 165th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 165 Austria 0.2 compare
- 165 Belarus 0.2 compare
- 165 Belgium 0.2 compare
- 165 Canada 0.2 compare
- 165 Finland 0.2 compare
- 165 France 0.2 compare
- 165 Germany 0.2 compare
- 165 Iceland 0.2 compare
- 165 Italy 0.2 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 0.2 compare
- 165 Republic of Moldova 0.2 compare
- 165 Norway 0.2 compare
- 165 Romania 0.2 compare
- 165 Slovenia 0.2 compare
- 165 Switzerland 0.2 compare
- 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2 compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 36,940 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 66,148 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 58,539 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 0.2 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.