Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.22 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 0.22. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 133rd 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 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 | 0.243 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.225 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 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 Sao Tome and Principe 0.22 compare
- 133 Serbia 0.22 compare
- 133 South Korea 0.22 compare
- 133 Taiwan 0.22 compare
- 133 Uruguay 0.22 compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,376 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.2578 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3,801 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6044 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7381 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.