Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti

Haiti: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 9.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.70 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
34th
of 126 countries
All-time high
9.70 million
in 2023
All-time low
9.20 million
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti, 2019–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2019202120232019: 9.2M2020: 9.3M2021: 9.4M2022: 9.5M2023: 9.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti is 9.70 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over five years.

Haiti ranks 34th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti, 2019 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2019 9.20 million
2020 9.30 million +1.1%
2021 9.40 million +1.1%
2022 9.50 million +1.1%
2023 9.70 million +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.20 million 9.20 million 9.20 million 1
2020s 9.47 million 9.30 million 9.70 million 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 31 Nepal 10.90 million compare
  2. 32 Viet Nam 10.70 million compare
  3. 33 South Sudan 10.10 million compare
  4. 35 Burkina Faso 9.50 million compare
  5. 36 Zambia 9.40 million compare
  6. 37 Benin 9.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Haiti was 9.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 9.70 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 9.20 million in 2019.
How does Haiti rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Haiti ranks 34th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Haiti 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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