Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 1.3 million No in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Guinea-Bissau, 2016–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1.3 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
That places Guinea-Bissau 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.1 million No | — |
| 2017 | 1.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 million No | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 million No | +8.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.3 million No is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.7 million No, 10% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.3 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3 million No, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.15 million No | 1.1 million No | 1.2 million No | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million No | 1.2 million No | 1.3 million No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 68 Jamaica 1.4 million No compare
- 68 Lesotho 1.4 million No compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 1.3 million No compare
- 70 Hungary 1.3 million No compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 1.3 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Guinea-Bissau was 1.3 million No in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 million No in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 million No in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.