Share living with less than 1 int per day in United States
United States: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share living with less than 1 int per day in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.8 for share living with less than 1 int per day in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in United States peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1980.
That places United States 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share living with less than 1 int per day in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7 | +75.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | -62.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +233.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1164, 6.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share living with less than 1 int per day in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +233.3% | 0.3 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6429 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.48 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.37 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.42 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 | 0.3 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 19 South Africa 0.8222 compare
- 20 Ethiopia 0.8128 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 0.8038 compare
- 23 North Macedonia 0.7845 compare
- 24 Montenegro 0.7586 compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.7297 compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than 1 int per day in United States?
- Share living with less than 1 int per day in United States was 0.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1980.
- How does United States rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than 1 int per day rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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