Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.40 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.40 million
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
77th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.40 million
in 2023
All-time low
600,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2015201920232015: 600.0k2016: 800.0k2017: 900.0k2018: 1.0M2019: 900.0k2020: 1.0M2021: 1.0M2022: 1.3M2023: 1.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 1.40 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.40 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 600,000, in 2015.

Azerbaijan ranks 77th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Azerbaijan, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 600,000
2016 800,000 +33.3%
2017 900,000 +12.5%
2018 1.00 million +11.1%
2019 900,000 -10.0%
2020 1.00 million +11.1%
2021 1.00 million +0.0%
2022 1.30 million +30.0%
2023 1.40 million +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 840,000 600,000 1.00 million 5
2020s 1.18 million 1.00 million 1.40 million 4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 74 Gambia 1.50 million compare
  2. 74 Hungary 1.50 million compare
  3. 74 Palestine, State of 1.50 million compare
  4. 77 Lesotho 1.40 million compare
  5. 77 Netherlands 1.40 million compare
  6. 80 Botswana 1.30 million compare
  7. 80 Guinea-Bissau 1.30 million compare
  8. 80 Poland 1.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Azerbaijan?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Azerbaijan was 1.40 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 600,000 in 2015.
How does Azerbaijan rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Azerbaijan ranks 77th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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