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
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 0.24 compare
- 107 Bermuda 0.24 compare
- 107 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.24 compare
- 107 Cambodia 0.24 compare
- 107 Cameroon 0.24 compare
- 107 Chile 0.24 compare
- 107 Dominica 0.24 compare
- 107 Fiji 0.24 compare
- 107 Jamaica 0.24 compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.24 compare
- 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.24 compare
- 107 Senegal 0.24 compare
- 107 Suriname 0.24 compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 0.24 compare
- 107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.24 compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,823 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 45,962 current US$ per person (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
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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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.