Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 35.30 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
35.30 million
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 126 countries
All-time high
35.30 million
in 2023
All-time low
27.60 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 35.30 million 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 5.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt peaked at 35.30 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.60 million, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 8th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.60 million | — |
| 2016 | 30.40 million | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 34.30 million | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 33.00 million | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 29.90 million | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 29.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.60 million | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 33.60 million | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 35.30 million | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.04 million | 27.60 million | 34.30 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.58 million | 29.80 million | 35.30 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Kenya 40.90 million compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.70 million compare
- 7 Philippines 37.80 million compare
- 8 United States of America 35.30 million compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 35.20 million compare
- 11 Afghanistan 33.60 million compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Egypt was 35.30 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.30 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.60 million in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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