Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia

Serbia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 800,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
800,000
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
90th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.30 million
in 2021
All-time low
800,000
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2015201920232015: 1.0M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.1M2023: 800.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia is 800,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia peaked at 1.30 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 2023.

Serbia ranks 90th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1.00 million
2016 1.10 million +10.0%
2017 1.10 million +0.0%
2018 1.10 million +0.0%
2019 1.10 million +0.0%
2020 1.20 million +9.1%
2021 1.30 million +8.3%
2022 1.10 million -15.4%
2023 800,000 -27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.08 million 1.00 million 1.10 million 5
2020s 1.10 million 800,000 1.30 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Serbia was 800,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 2023.
How does Serbia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Serbia ranks 90th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia 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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