Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Slovakia

Slovakia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
500,000
in 2021
All-time low
300,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 400,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023.

The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Slovakia peaked at 500,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2015.

Slovakia ranks 100th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Slovakia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 300,000
2016 300,000 +0.0%
2017 300,000 +0.0%
2018 300,000 +0.0%
2019 300,000 +0.0%
2020 400,000 +33.3%
2021 500,000 +25.0%
2022 500,000 +0.0%
2023 400,000 -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 300,000 300,000 300,000 5
2020s 450,000 400,000 500,000 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
  2. 97 Singapore 500,000 compare
  3. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
  4. 100 Austria 400,000 compare
  5. 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
  6. 100 Kazakhstan 400,000 compare
  7. 100 Kuwait 400,000 compare
  8. 100 Mauritius 400,000 compare
  9. 100 Norway 400,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Slovakia?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Slovakia was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2015.
How does Slovakia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Slovakia ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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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