Niger vs South Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time
- Niger
- South Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 14.1 million No against 14.1 million No in South Africa, a difference of 0 million No.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st of 113 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1 million No | 11.5 million No | 0.6 million No | Niger |
| 2020s | 13.47 million No | 13.3 million No | 0.175 million No | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million), Niger or South Africa?
- Niger, at 14.1 million No against 14.1 million No in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Niger and South Africa?
- 0 million No, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Niger ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.