Number of people severely food insecure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people severely food insecure was 600,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
600,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
600,000
in 2018
All-time low
600,000
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Number of people severely food insecure in Lesotho, 2018–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people severely food insecure in Lesotho is 600,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Lesotho 62nd 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 | 2 |
| 2020s | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.5705 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 50.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.3704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 29.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 656.77 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people severely food insecure in Lesotho?
- Number of people severely food insecure in Lesotho was 600,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,000 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people severely food insecure?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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