Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.27 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.27 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.27 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.26 | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.263 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 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 Pakistan 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 Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.49 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 124.13 current US$ per person (2004)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 399.9 current LCU per person (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.1 % change on previous year (2004)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5892 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2007.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.