Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.24 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.24
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
107th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.24
in 2020
All-time low
0.22
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2020

00.050.10.150.20.252000201020202000: 0.222001: 0.222002: 0.222003: 0.222004: 0.222005: 0.222006: 0.232007: 0.232008: 0.232009: 0.232010: 0.232011: 0.232012: 0.232013: 0.232014: 0.232015: 0.232016: 0.232017: 0.232018: 0.232019: 0.232020: 0.24

Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 0.24 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.24 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2000.

United Arab Emirates ranks 107th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.22
2001 0.22 +0.0%
2002 0.22 +0.0%
2003 0.22 +0.0%
2004 0.22 +0.0%
2005 0.22 +0.0%
2006 0.23 +4.5%
2007 0.23 +0.0%
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 0.23 +0.0%
2015 0.23 +0.0%
2016 0.23 +0.0%
2017 0.23 +0.0%
2018 0.23 +0.0%
2019 0.23 +0.0%
2020 0.24 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.224 0.22 0.23 10
2010s 0.23 0.23 0.23 10
2020s 0.24 0.24 0.24 1

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 107 Antigua and Barbuda 0.24 compare
  2. 107 Bermuda 0.24 compare
  3. 107 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.24 compare
  4. 107 Cambodia 0.24 compare
  5. 107 Cameroon 0.24 compare
  6. 107 Chile 0.24 compare
  7. 107 Dominica 0.24 compare
  8. 107 Fiji 0.24 compare
  9. 107 Jamaica 0.24 compare
  10. 107 Mongolia 0.24 compare
  11. 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.24 compare
  12. 107 Senegal 0.24 compare
  13. 107 Suriname 0.24 compare
  14. 107 Turkmenistan 0.24 compare
  15. 107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.24 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 2020.
What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2000.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Source
FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,885 data points, 2000–2020
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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.