Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania

Albania: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 900,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
900,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.10 million
in 2015
All-time low
900,000
in 2020
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania, 2015–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2015201920232015: 1.1M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.0M2020: 900.0k2021: 900.0k2022: 900.0k2023: 900.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Albania recorded 900,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania peaked at 1.10 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 900,000, in 2020.

That places Albania 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1.10 million
2016 1.10 million +0.0%
2017 1.10 million +0.0%
2018 1.10 million +0.0%
2019 1.00 million -9.1%
2020 900,000 -10.0%
2021 900,000 +0.0%
2022 900,000 +0.0%
2023 900,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.08 million 1.00 million 1.10 million 5
2020s 900,000 900,000 900,000 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 83 Portugal 1.20 million compare
  2. 84 Czechia 1.10 million compare
  3. 85 Georgia 1.00 million compare
  4. 86 Belgium 900,000 compare
  5. 86 Israel 900,000 compare
  6. 86 New Zealand 900,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Albania was 900,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 900,000 in 2020.
How does Albania rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Albania ranks 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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