Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia
Latvia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 200,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 126 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2015
All-time low
200,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia stood at 200,000. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia peaked at 200,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2015.
That places Latvia 110th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 200,000 | — |
| 2016 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000 compare
- 107 Ireland 300,000 compare
- 107 North Macedonia 300,000 compare
- 110 Armenia 200,000 compare
- 110 Cape Verde 200,000 compare
- 110 Croatia 200,000 compare
- 110 Lithuania 200,000 compare
- 110 Mongolia 200,000 compare
- 110 Slovenia 200,000 compare
- 110 Switzerland 200,000 compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Latvia was 200,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Latvia ranks 110th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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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