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

Latest (2023)
500,000
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
97th
of 126 countries
All-time high
500,000
in 2023
All-time low
200,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2015201920232015: 200.0k2016: 200.0k2017: 200.0k2018: 300.0k2019: 300.0k2020: 300.0k2021: 400.0k2022: 400.0k2023: 500.0k

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Singapore, 2015 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 240,000 200,000 300,000 5
2020s 400,000 300,000 500,000 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 94 Finland 700,000 compare
  2. 94 Greece 700,000 compare
  3. 94 Sweden 700,000 compare
  4. 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
  5. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
  6. 100 Austria 400,000 compare
  7. 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
  8. 100 Kazakhstan 400,000 compare
  9. 100 Kuwait 400,000 compare
  10. 100 Mauritius 400,000 compare
  11. 100 Norway 400,000 compare
  12. 100 Slovakia 400,000 compare

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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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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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