Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore
Singapore: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 500,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore is 500,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore peaked at 500,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2015.
Singapore ranks 97th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 200,000 | — |
| 2016 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 240,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 400,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 94 Finland 700,000 compare
- 94 Greece 700,000 compare
- 94 Sweden 700,000 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
- 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
- 100 Austria 400,000 compare
- 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 400,000 compare
- 100 Kuwait 400,000 compare
- 100 Mauritius 400,000 compare
- 100 Norway 400,000 compare
- 100 Slovakia 400,000 compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore was 500,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
- How does Singapore rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Singapore ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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