Number of people severely food insecure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of people severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2020
All-time low
100,000
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Number of people severely food insecure in Paraguay, 2015–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people severely food insecure in Paraguay stood at 400,000. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% over ten years.
Paraguay ranks 72nd of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 200,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people severely food insecure in Paraguay?
- Number of people severely food insecure in Paraguay was 400,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of people severely food insecure?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 118 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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