Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.38 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 0.38, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.32 | — |
| 2001 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.344 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 99.63 current US$ per person (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 200.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 237,434 current LCU per person (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.076 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 90.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 179,360 constant LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 18.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.38 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.