Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.30 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.30 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.30 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.20 million
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.30 million. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.20 million | — |
| 2018 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.30 million | 1.30 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau was 1.30 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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