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

01.0M2.0M3.0M2019202120232019: 2.1M2020: 2.3M2021: 2.5M2022: 2.7M2023: 2.7M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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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