Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.27 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.27.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2014.
Pakistan ranks 77th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.32 | — |
| 2001 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.29 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.273 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.245 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 77 Brazil 0.27 compare
- 77 Ecuador 0.27 compare
- 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.27 compare
- 77 Lesotho 0.27 compare
- 77 New Caledonia 0.27 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 0.27 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.27 compare
- 77 South Africa 0.27 compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 0.27 compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.27 compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 18,968 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2006 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 320.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 56.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 89,464 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 0.27 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2014.
- How does Pakistan rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.