Related research and data

• Engel's Law: Richer people spend more money on food, but it makes up a smaller share of their income

Charts

• Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure
• Average income of large-scale food producers
• Average income of small-scale food producers
• Cost of a calorie sufficient diet as a share of average food expenditure
• Cost of a healthy diet as a share of average expenditure on food
• Cost of a nutrient adequate diet as a share of average food expenditure
• Daily cost of a calorie sufficient diet
• Daily cost of a healthy diet
• Daily cost of a nutrient adequate diet
• Daily cost of foods in a healthy diet
• Food expenditure as a share of family disposable income in the United States
• Food expenditure per person
• Food expenditure per person in the United StatesBy place of expenditure
• Global commodity price index of cereal crops and petroleum
• Indicator of food price anomalies
• Inflation of consumer prices
• Long-term global prices of food commodities
• Number of people that cannot afford a calorie sufficient diet
• Number of people that cannot afford a healthy diet
• Number of people that cannot afford a nutrient adequate diet
• Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco
• Share of consumer expenditure spent on food
• Share of countries recording high food prices
• Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person
• Share of population that cannot afford a calorie sufficient diet
• Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
• Share of population that cannot afford a nutrient adequate diet