Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 2.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.70 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.70 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.10 million
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2019–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 2.70 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% over five years.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million | 2.30 million | 2.70 million | 4 |
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More reference data data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 270.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 63.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 7,569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10,709 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 2019.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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