Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay

Paraguay: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.80 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.80 million
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
71st
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.80 million
in 2022
All-time low
500,000
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay, 2015–2022

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2015201820222015: 500.0k2016: 700.0k2017: 1.0M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.7M2021: 1.7M2022: 1.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay stood at 1.80 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.

Paraguay ranks 71st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 500,000
2016 700,000 +40.0%
2017 1.00 million +42.9%
2018 1.40 million +40.0%
2019 1.60 million +14.3%
2020 1.70 million +6.2%
2021 1.70 million +0.0%
2022 1.80 million +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.04 million 500,000 1.60 million 5
2020s 1.73 million 1.70 million 1.80 million 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 70 Lebanon 2.40 million compare
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  4. 74 Gambia 1.50 million compare
  5. 74 Hungary 1.50 million compare
  6. 74 Palestine, State of 1.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Paraguay was 1.80 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Paraguay ranks 71st out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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