Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 590.1 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 590.1 million No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 590.1 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 403.1 million No, in 2014.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 403.1 million No | — |
| 2015 | 429.3 million No | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 452.5 million No | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 468.2 million No | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 487.2 million No | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 511.2 million No | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 539.9 million No | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 559.8 million No | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 580 million No | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 590.1 million No | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 458.58 million No | 403.1 million No | 511.2 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 567.45 million No | 539.9 million No | 590.1 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 4 Bangladesh 42.3 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 87.3 million No compare
- 5 Kenya 39.6 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6 million No compare
- 6 Philippines 36.4 million No compare
- 7 Egypt 31.6 million No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31.9 million No compare
- 8 Afghanistan 30 million No compare
- 8 Viet Nam 7.7 million No compare
- 9 Yemen 29.8 million No compare
- 9 Melanesia 6.8 million No compare
- 10 Angola 28.3 million No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.5 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.9219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9081 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 590.1 million No in 2023, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 590.1 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.1 million No in 2014.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.