Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Australia
Australia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 3.70 million in 2023. β² Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Australia, 2015β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.70 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Australia peaked at 3.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 2015.
That places Australia 58th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.00 million | 2.60 million | 3.30 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million | 3.00 million | 3.70 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Australia?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Australia was 3.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.70 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Australia ranks 58th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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