Number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece
Greece: Number of people who are severely food insecure was 200,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece stood at 200,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece peaked at 300,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 200,000 people, in 2019.
Greece ranks 81st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 300,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 200,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 200,000 people, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 200,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200,000 people, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 280,000 people | 200,000 people | 300,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 81 Albania 200,000 people compare
- 81 Czechia 200,000 people compare
- 81 Finland 200,000 people compare
- 81 Georgia 200,000 people compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 200,000 people compare
- 81 Kuwait 200,000 people compare
- 81 Mauritius 200,000 people compare
- 81 Moldova 200,000 people compare
- 81 New Zealand 200,000 people compare
- 81 Singapore 200,000 people compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece?
- Number of people who are severely food insecure in Greece was 200,000 people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are severely food insecure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).