Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 800,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
800,000
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
90th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.10 million
in 2015
All-time low
800,000
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2015201920232015: 1.1M2016: 1.0M2017: 900.0k2018: 900.0k2019: 900.0k2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.0M2023: 800.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 800,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Bulgaria peaked at 1.10 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 90th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Bulgaria, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1.10 million
2016 1.00 million -9.1%
2017 900,000 -10.0%
2018 900,000 +0.0%
2019 900,000 +0.0%
2020 1.10 million +22.2%
2021 1.10 million +0.0%
2022 1.00 million -9.1%
2023 800,000 -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 960,000 900,000 1.10 million 5
2020s 1.00 million 800,000 1.10 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Bulgaria?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Bulgaria was 800,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Bulgaria ranks 90th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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