Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait

Kuwait: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. β–Ό 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
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Kuwait, 2015–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2015201920232015: 500.0k2016: 500.0k2017: 500.0k2018: 500.0k2019: 500.0k2020: 500.0k2021: 500.0k2022: 400.0k2023: 400.0k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 500,000 500,000 500,000 5
2020s 450,000 400,000 500,000 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
  2. 97 Singapore 500,000 compare
  3. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
  4. 100 Austria 400,000 compare
  5. 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
  6. 100 Kazakhstan 400,000 compare
  7. 100 Mauritius 400,000 compare
  8. 100 Norway 400,000 compare
  9. 100 Slovak Republic 400,000 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places β†’

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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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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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