Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark
Denmark: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2021
All-time low
300,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 400,000 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 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark peaked at 400,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2015.
That places Denmark 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 375,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Denmark ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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