Number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Number of people severely food insecure was 200,000 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 118 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2017
All-time low
200,000
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2022

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2017201920222017: 200.0k2018: 200.0k2019: 200.0k2020: 200.0k2021: 200.0k2022: 200.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau stood at 200,000. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places Guinea-Bissau 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau, 2017 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2017 200,000
2018 200,000 +0.0%
2019 200,000 +0.0%
2020 200,000 +0.0%
2021 200,000 +0.0%
2022 200,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 200,000 200,000 200,000 3
2020s 200,000 200,000 200,000 3

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  1. 81 Albania 200,000 compare
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  5. 81 Greece 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 Guinea-Bissau?
Number of people severely food insecure in Guinea-Bissau was 200,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2017.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people severely food insecure?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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