Share living with less than 10 int per day in United States
United States: Share living with less than 10 int per day was 2.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than 10 int per day in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than 10 int per day in United States is 2.2, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than 10 int per day in United States peaked at 6.9 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2021.
That places United States 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Share living with less than 10 int per day in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6.9 | — |
| 1964 | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 5.7 | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 5 | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 4.4 | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 3.8 | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 4.3 | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.3 | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.4 | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.7 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.6 | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5 | +78.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.78, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share living with less than 10 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 | +78.6% | 1.4 | 2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.56 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 10 int per day in United States?
- Share living with less than 10 int per day in United States was 2.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 1963.
- What is the lowest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for share living with less than 10 int per day?
- United States ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than 10 int per day rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 10 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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