Number of people who are severely food insecure in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people who are severely food insecure was 900,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Namibia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 900,000 people for number of people who are severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are severely food insecure in Namibia peaked at 900,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 700,000 people, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 54th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 780,000 people | 700,000 people | 900,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 900,000 people | 900,000 people | 900,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 51 Australia 1.00 million people compare
- 51 El Salvador 1.00 million people compare
- 51 Germany 1.00 million people compare
- 54 Togo 900,000 people compare
- 56 Jamaica 800,000 people compare
- 57 Canada 700,000 people compare
- 57 Chile 700,000 people compare
- 57 Mauritania 700,000 people compare
- 57 Senegal 700,000 people compare
- 57 Spain 700,000 people compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 120.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 116.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,772 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 22.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are severely food insecure in Namibia?
- Number of people who are severely food insecure in Namibia was 900,000 people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 900,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,000 people in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Namibia ranks 54th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are severely food insecure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).