Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure was 500,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Kyrgyzstan, 2017–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 500,000 people for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 400,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 500,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 466,667 people | 400,000 people | 500,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2833 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Kyrgyzstan was 500,000 people in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 2017.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.