Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Iceland
Iceland: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 100,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 126 countries
All-time high
100,000
in 2015
All-time low
100,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Iceland, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 100,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Iceland peaked at 100,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2015.
That places Iceland 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Iceland?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Iceland was 100,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Iceland ranks 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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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