Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.37 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State 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 Palestine, State of is 0.37, 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 Palestine, State of peaked at 0.37 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.23 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.36 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.321 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Palestine, State of
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 337.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 540.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1705 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 540.66 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of was 0.37 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 in 2009.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State 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.