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

Latest (2020)
0.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.17
in 2000
All-time low
0.17
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 2000–2020

00.050.10.152000201020202000: 0.172001: 0.172002: 0.172003: 0.172004: 0.172005: 0.172006: 0.172007: 0.172008: 0.172009: 0.172010: 0.172011: 0.172012: 0.172013: 0.172014: 0.172015: 0.172016: 0.172017: 0.172018: 0.172019: 0.172020: 0.17

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

Annual values for Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 2000 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 182 China 0.19 compare
  2. 183 Cyprus 0.18 compare
  3. 184 Japan 0.17 compare

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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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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.