Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius

Mauritius: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2020
All-time low
200,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius, 2015–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2015201920232015: 200.0k2016: 200.0k2017: 200.0k2018: 300.0k2019: 300.0k2020: 400.0k2021: 400.0k2022: 400.0k2023: 400.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 400,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius peaked at 400,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2015.

Mauritius ranks 100th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 240,000 200,000 300,000 5
2020s 400,000 400,000 400,000 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
  2. 97 Singapore 500,000 compare
  3. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
  4. 100 Austria 400,000 compare
  5. 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
  6. 100 Kazakhstan, Republic of 400,000 compare
  7. 100 Kuwait 400,000 compare
  8. 100 Norway 400,000 compare
  9. 100 Slovak Republic 400,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Mauritius ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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