Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 38.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.70 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
6th
of 126 countries
All-time high
38.70 million
in 2023
All-time low
25.40 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2015–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2015201920232015: 25.4M2016: 29.6M2017: 31.5M2018: 32.2M2019: 33.4M2020: 35.1M2021: 36.9M2022: 37.6M2023: 38.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 38.70 million for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 38.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.40 million, in 2015.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 25.40 million
2016 29.60 million +16.5%
2017 31.50 million +6.4%
2018 32.20 million +2.2%
2019 33.40 million +3.7%
2020 35.10 million +5.1%
2021 36.90 million +5.1%
2022 37.60 million +1.9%
2023 38.70 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.42 million 25.40 million 33.40 million 5
2020s 37.08 million 35.10 million 38.70 million 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.20 million compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 79.10 million compare
  3. 5 Kenya 40.90 million compare
  4. 7 Philippines 37.80 million compare
  5. 8 Egypt 35.30 million compare
  6. 8 United States of America 35.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Tanzania, United Republic of was 38.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 38.70 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 25.40 million in 2015.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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