Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland
Finland: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 700,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
700,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 126 countries
All-time high
700,000
in 2022
All-time low
400,000
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 700,000 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 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland peaked at 700,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2018.
That places Finland 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 500,000 | — |
| 2016 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 700,000 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 700,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 460,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 625,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland was 700,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Finland ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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