Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 300,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 300,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia peaked at 400,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2015.
That places North Macedonia 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 300,000 | — |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300,000 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 375,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000 compare
- 107 Ireland 300,000 compare
- 110 Armenia 200,000 compare
- 110 Cape Verde 200,000 compare
- 110 Croatia 200,000 compare
- 110 Latvia 200,000 compare
- 110 Lithuania 200,000 compare
- 110 Mongolia 200,000 compare
- 110 Slovenia 200,000 compare
- 110 Switzerland 200,000 compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia was 300,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2015.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- North Macedonia ranks 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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