Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 5.00 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic is 5.00 million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.00 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.70 million | — |
| 2016 | 5.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.70 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.00 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.80 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.20 million | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.78 million | 5.70 million | 6.00 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.45 million | 5.00 million | 5.80 million | 4 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Dominican Republic was 5.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.00 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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