Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 14.8 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Myanmar, 2018–2023
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 Myanmar is 14.8 million No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10.3 million No | — |
| 2019 | 11.9 million No | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8 million No | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6 million No | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2 million No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 14.8 million No | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1 million No | 10.3 million No | 11.9 million No | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.6 million No | 13.8 million No | 15.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Myanmar?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Myanmar was 14.8 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 million No in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 million No in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Myanmar ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.