Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger

Niger: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 13,589 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,589 num th
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 130 countries
All-time high
13,589 num th
in 2024
All-time low
10,717 num th
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger, 2017–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2017202020242017: 10.7k num th2018: 11.1k num th2019: 11.5k num th2020: 11.9k num th2021: 12.3k num th2022: 12.7k num th2023: 13.3k num th2024: 13.6k num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

Niger recorded 13,589 num th for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Niger ranks 25th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people) in Niger, 2017 to 2024.
Year num th Change
2017 10,717 num th
2018 11,100 num th +3.6%
2019 11,494 num th +3.5%
2020 11,900 num th +3.5%
2021 12,310 num th +3.4%
2022 12,741 num th +3.5%
2023 13,322 num th +4.6%
2024 13,589 num th +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11,104 num th 10,717 num th 11,494 num th 3
2020s 12,773 num th 11,900 num th 13,589 num th 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 22 Ghana 14,959 num th compare
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  3. 24 Argentina 14,476 num th compare
  4. 26 South Africa 13,348 num th compare
  5. 27 Chad 13,133 num th compare
  6. 28 Ukraine 12,224 num th compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger?
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger was 13,589 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 13,589 num th in 2024.
What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 10,717 num th in 2017.
How does Niger rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
Niger ranks 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
165 places, 1,607 data points, 2014–2025
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