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Number of people who are severely food insecure in Samoa

Samoa: Number of people who are severely food insecure was 100,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Number of people who are severely food insecure in Samoa, 2017–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2017202020232017: 100.0k people2018: 100.0k people2019: 100.0k people2020: 100.0k people2021: 100.0k people2022: 100.0k people2023: 100.0k people

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 100,000 people for number of people who are severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Samoa 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of people who are severely food insecure in Samoa, year by year

Year people Change
2017 100,000 people —
2018 100,000 people +0.0%
2019 100,000 people +0.0%
2020 100,000 people +0.0%
2021 100,000 people +0.0%
2022 100,000 people +0.0%
2023 100,000 people +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.00 million people, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 600,000 people, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 3
2020s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 92 Austria 100,000 people compare
  2. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100,000 people compare
  3. 92 Bulgaria 100,000 people compare
  4. 92 Cape Verde 100,000 people compare
  5. 92 Costa Rica 100,000 people compare
  6. 92 Croatia 100,000 people compare
  7. 92 Denmark 100,000 people compare
  8. 92 Estonia 100,000 people compare
  9. 92 Grenada 100,000 people compare
  10. 92 Iceland 100,000 people compare
  11. 92 Ireland 100,000 people compare
  12. 92 Israel 100,000 people compare
  13. 92 Kiribati 100,000 people compare
  14. 92 Kyrgyzstan 100,000 people compare
  15. 92 Latvia 100,000 people compare
  16. 92 Lithuania 100,000 people compare
  17. 92 Luxembourg 100,000 people compare
  18. 92 Malta 100,000 people compare
  19. 92 Montenegro 100,000 people compare
  20. 92 North Macedonia 100,000 people compare
  21. 92 Norway 100,000 people compare
  22. 92 Serbia 100,000 people compare
  23. 92 Slovakia 100,000 people compare
  24. 92 Slovenia 100,000 people compare
  25. 92 Switzerland 100,000 people compare
  26. 92 Uruguay 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are severely food insecure in Samoa?
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Samoa was 100,000 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 100,000 people in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for number of people who are severely food insecure?
Samoa ranks 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people who are severely food insecure rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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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Indicator
Number of people who are severely food insecure
Unit
people
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by 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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Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).