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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
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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