Inequality in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador
Ecuador: Inequality in per capita calorie intake was 0.27 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.27 for inequality in per capita calorie intake in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador peaked at 0.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 77th 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 in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.23 | — |
| 2001 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.26, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.27 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.26, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.235 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.242 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 77 Brazil 0.27 compare
- 77 Iran 0.27 compare
- 77 Lesotho 0.27 compare
- 77 New Caledonia 0.27 compare
- 77 Pakistan 0.27 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 0.27 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.27 compare
- 77 South Africa 0.27 compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 0.27 compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.27 compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador?
- Inequality in per capita calorie intake in Ecuador was 0.27 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in per capita calorie intake recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality in per capita calorie intake recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for inequality in per capita calorie intake?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality in per capita calorie intake rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in per capita calorie intake. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The inequality in dietary calorie intake is measured as the coefficient of variation in energy intake. It represents the spread of intakes around the mean. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality.