Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 10.5 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South Sudan, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 10.5 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
That places South Sudan 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8.9 million No | — |
| 2017 | 8.7 million No | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9 million No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.2 million No | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5 million No | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7 million No | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1 million No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5 million No | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.93 million No | 8.7 million No | 9.2 million No | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.95 million No | 9.5 million No | 10.5 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South Sudan?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South Sudan was 10.5 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 million No in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- South Sudan ranks 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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) — Value. 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.