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Number of people severely food insecure in Moldova

Moldova: Number of people severely food insecure was 200,000 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 118 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2022
All-time low
100,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people severely food insecure in Moldova, 2015–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2015201920232015: 100.0k2016: 100.0k2017: 100.0k2018: 100.0k2019: 100.0k2020: 100.0k2021: 100.0k2022: 200.0k2023: 200.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people severely food insecure in Moldova stood at 200,000. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Moldova peaked at 200,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2015.

That places Moldova 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 5
2020s 150,000 100,000 200,000 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 81 Albania 200,000 compare
  2. 81 Czechia 200,000 compare
  3. 81 Finland 200,000 compare
  4. 81 Georgia 200,000 compare
  5. 81 Greece 200,000 compare
  6. 81 Guinea-Bissau 200,000 compare
  7. 81 Kuwait 200,000 compare
  8. 81 Mauritius 200,000 compare
  9. 81 New Zealand 200,000 compare
  10. 81 Singapore 200,000 compare

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people severely food insecure in Moldova?
Number of people severely food insecure in Moldova was 200,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2015.
How does Moldova rank for number of people severely food insecure?
Moldova ranks 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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