Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 170.40 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
170.40 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
1st
of 126 countries
All-time high
170.40 million
in 2023
All-time low
66.10 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Nigeria, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 170.40 million 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 3.4% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Nigeria peaked at 170.40 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.10 million, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.20 million | 66.10 million | 112.10 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 155.55 million | 134.70 million | 170.40 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Nigeria?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Nigeria was 170.40 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 170.40 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.10 million in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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