Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure was 300,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 300,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 400,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 300,000 people, in 2015.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 107th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 300,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 400,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 300,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 400,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300,000 people | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 320,000 people | 300,000 people | 400,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 375,000 people | 300,000 people | 400,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 107 Ireland 300,000 people compare
- 107 North Macedonia 300,000 people compare
- 110 Armenia 200,000 people compare
- 110 Cape Verde 200,000 people compare
- 110 Croatia 200,000 people compare
- 110 Latvia 200,000 people compare
- 110 Lithuania 200,000 people compare
- 110 Mongolia 200,000 people compare
- 110 Slovenia 200,000 people compare
- 110 Switzerland 200,000 people compare
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 300,000 people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 people in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.