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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2017201920222017: 1.2M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.3M

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, 2017 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Azerbaijan 1.40 million compare
  2. 77 Lesotho 1.40 million compare
  3. 77 Netherlands 1.40 million compare
  4. 80 Botswana 1.30 million compare
  5. 80 Poland 1.30 million compare
  6. 83 Portugal 1.20 million compare

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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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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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