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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2015201820222015: 100.0k2016: 100.0k2017: 200.0k2018: 300.0k2019: 300.0k2020: 400.0k2021: 400.0k2022: 400.0k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 200,000 100,000 300,000 5
2020s 400,000 400,000 400,000 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 71 Netherlands 500,000 compare
  2. 72 Hungary 400,000 compare
  3. 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 400,000
  4. 75 Belgium 300,000
  5. 75 Palestine, State of 300,000 compare
  6. 75 Poland 300,000 compare
  7. 75 Portugal 300,000 compare
  8. 75 Sri Lanka 300,000 compare
  9. 75 Sweden 300,000 compare

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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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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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