Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia stood at 1.70 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia peaked at 1.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 72nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.30 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million | 1.60 million | 1.70 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Namibia was 1.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Namibia ranks 72nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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