Number of people severely food insecure in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Number of people severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
72nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
600,000
in 2019
All-time low
400,000
in 2023
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Number of people severely food insecure in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2019–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lao People’s Democratic Republic recorded 400,000 for number of people severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over five years.
That places Lao People’s Democratic Republic 72nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 1 |
| 2020s | 500,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People’s Democratic Republic
More reference data data for Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 587.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 7,569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 63.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people severely food insecure in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- Number of people severely food insecure in Lao People’s Democratic Republic was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2023.
- How does Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank for number of people severely food insecure?
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 72nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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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