Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 17.40 million in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
17.40 million
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
18th
of 126 countries
All-time high
17.40 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.40 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015β2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Cameroon, 2015β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17.40 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 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Cameroon peaked at 17.40 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.40 million, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.38 million | 11.40 million | 14.40 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.20 million | 14.80 million | 17.40 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Cameroon?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Cameroon was 17.40 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.40 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.40 million in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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