Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. β² 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
2015β2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Mauritius, 2015β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 240,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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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