Number of people severely food insecure in Albania

Albania: Number of people severely food insecure was 200,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 118 countries
All-time high
300,000
in 2015
All-time low
200,000
in 2020
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people severely food insecure in Albania, 2015–2023

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people severely food insecure in Albania is 200,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Albania peaked at 300,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2020.

That places Albania 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of people severely food insecure in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Number of people severely food insecure in Albania, 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 200,000 -33.3%
2021 200,000 +0.0%
2022 200,000 +0.0%
2023 200,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 81 Czechia 200,000 compare
  2. 81 Finland 200,000 compare
  3. 81 Georgia 200,000 compare
  4. 81 Greece 200,000 compare
  5. 81 Guinea-Bissau 200,000 compare
  6. 81 Kuwait 200,000 compare
  7. 81 Mauritius 200,000 compare
  8. 81 Republic of Moldova 200,000 compare
  9. 81 New Zealand 200,000 compare
  10. 81 Singapore 200,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people severely food insecure in Albania?
Number of people severely food insecure in Albania was 200,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2020.
How does Albania rank for number of people severely food insecure?
Albania ranks 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
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