Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.17 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 0.17, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2000.
That places United States of America 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 | — |
| 2001 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,921 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0094 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 673.66 current LCU per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 0.17 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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.