Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 17.20 million in 2023. β² Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Malawi, 2015β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 17.20 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Malawi peaked at 17.20 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.40 million, in 2015.
That places Malawi 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.32 million | 13.40 million | 15.20 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.60 million | 15.90 million | 17.20 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Malawi?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Malawi was 17.20 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.40 million in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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