Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 4.00 million in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.00 million
Change on year
down 24.5%
World rank
54th
of 126 countries
All-time high
12.90 million
in 2016
All-time low
4.00 million
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation, 2015–2023

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M2015201920232015: 12.0M2016: 12.9M2017: 11.6M2018: 10.3M2019: 8.8M2020: 8.1M2021: 7.0M2022: 5.3M2023: 4.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 4.00 million 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 24.5% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation peaked at 12.90 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million, in 2023.

Russian Federation ranks 54th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 12.00 million
2016 12.90 million +7.5%
2017 11.60 million -10.1%
2018 10.30 million -11.2%
2019 8.80 million -14.6%
2020 8.10 million -8.0%
2021 7.00 million -13.6%
2022 5.30 million -24.3%
2023 4.00 million -24.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.12 million 8.80 million 12.90 million 5
2020s 6.10 million 4.00 million 8.10 million 4

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.70 million compare
  2. 52 Honduras 4.40 million compare
  3. 52 Liberia 4.40 million compare
  4. 54 Canada 4.00 million compare
  5. 56 Thailand 3.90 million compare
  6. 57 Chile 3.80 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Russian Federation was 4.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 12.90 million in 2016.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2023.
How does Russian Federation rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Russian Federation ranks 54th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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