Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Norway
Norway: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2022
All-time low
200,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Norway, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway 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 Norway peaked at 400,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2015.
Norway ranks 100th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 260,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 325,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Norway?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Norway 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Norway ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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