Number of people severely food insecure in Singapore

Singapore: Number of people severely food insecure was 200,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
81st
of 118 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2023
All-time low
100,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 200,000 for number of people severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Singapore peaked at 200,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2015.

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

Number of people severely food insecure in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Number of people severely food insecure in Singapore, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 100,000
2016 100,000 +0.0%
2017 100,000 +0.0%
2018 100,000 +0.0%
2019 100,000 +0.0%
2020 100,000 +0.0%
2021 100,000 +0.0%
2022 100,000 +0.0%
2023 200,000 +100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 5
2020s 125,000 100,000 200,000 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  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 Republic of Moldova 200,000 compare
  10. 81 New Zealand 200,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

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