Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.22 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan is 0.22, measured in 2020. 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 Taiwan peaked at 0.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2014.
Taiwan 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.24 | — |
| 2001 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 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 | 0.237 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.224 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 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 Republic of Korea 0.22 compare
- 133 Uruguay 0.22 compare
More economy & growth data for Taiwan
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 31.44 (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0232 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 43.05 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0318 (2025)
- Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.801 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.93 (2025)
- Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.39 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Fruit consumption by type 0.01 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Milk supply per person 57.79 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita 94.38 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2014.
- How does Taiwan rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.