Population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Population in severe food insecurity was 1,771 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,771 num th
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
47th
of 106 countries
All-time high
2,254 num th
in 2023
All-time low
491.5 num th
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam is 1,771 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and up 260.4% over ten years.
Viet Nam ranks 47th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 491.5 num th | — |
| 2020 | 605.8 num th | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 1,163 num th | +92.0% |
| 2022 | 2,051 num th | +76.3% |
| 2023 | 2,254 num th | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 1,771 num th | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 491.5 num th | 491.5 num th | 491.5 num th | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,569 num th | 605.8 num th | 2,254 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 44 Dominican Republic 1,870 num th compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 1,861 num th compare
- 46 Malaysia 1,841 num th compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 1,721 num th compare
- 49 Japan 1,704 num th compare
- 50 Australia and New Zealand 1,644 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Viet Nam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Viet Nam was 1,771 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,254 num th in 2023.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 491.5 num th in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Viet Nam ranks 47th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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