Number of people severely food insecure in Liberia
Liberia: Number of people severely food insecure was 2.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 118 countries
All-time high
2.00 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.80 million
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2023
Number of people severely food insecure in Liberia, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.00 million for number of people severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Liberia peaked at 2.00 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 39th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people severely food insecure in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.80 million | — |
| 2016 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.00 million | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.80 million | 1.90 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million | 1.90 million | 2.00 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people severely food insecure in Liberia?
- Number of people severely food insecure in Liberia was 2.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for number of people severely food insecure?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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