Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
500,000
in 2015
All-time low
400,000
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015β2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait, 2015β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait is 400,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait peaked at 500,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2022.
That places Kuwait 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 450,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kuwait ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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