Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Czechia

Czechia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.10 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.10 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.10 million
in 2022
All-time low
400,000
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2015201920232015: 600.0k2016: 500.0k2017: 400.0k2018: 400.0k2019: 400.0k2020: 600.0k2021: 900.0k2022: 1.1M2023: 1.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Czechia stood at 1.10 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Czechia peaked at 1.10 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2017.

That places Czechia 84th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 460,000 400,000 600,000 5
2020s 925,000 600,000 1.10 million 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 83 Portugal 1.20 million compare
  2. 85 Georgia 1.00 million compare
  3. 86 Albania 900,000 compare
  4. 86 Belgium 900,000 compare
  5. 86 Israel 900,000 compare
  6. 86 New Zealand 900,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Czechia?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Czechia was 1.10 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2017.
How does Czechia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Czechia ranks 84th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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