Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Samoa

Samoa: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 100,000 in 2023. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 126 countries
All-time high
100,000
in 2017
All-time low
100,000
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Samoa, 2017–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2017202020232017: 100.0k2018: 100.0k2019: 100.0k2020: 100.0k2021: 100.0k2022: 100.0k2023: 100.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 100,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Samoa ranks 118th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 3
2020s 100,000 100,000 100,000 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 118 Belarus 100,000 compare
  2. 118 Estonia 100,000 compare
  3. 118 Grenada 100,000 compare
  4. 118 Iceland 100,000 compare
  5. 118 Kiribati 100,000 compare
  6. 118 Luxembourg 100,000 compare
  7. 118 Malta 100,000 compare
  8. 118 Montenegro 100,000 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Samoa?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Samoa was 100,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Samoa ranks 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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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