Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden
Sweden: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 700,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden is 700,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden peaked at 700,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2015.
That places Sweden 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 500,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 600,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Sweden was 700,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Sweden ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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