Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 2.60 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.60 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.60 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka stood at 2.60 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.60 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.30 million | — |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.50 million | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 1.30 million | 2.00 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million | 2.20 million | 2.60 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 64 El Salvador 2.90 million compare
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- 67 Tajikistan 2.60 million compare
- 70 Lebanon 2.40 million compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sri Lanka was 2.60 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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