Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Share living with less than 320 int per day was 0.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
94th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2020
All-time low
0.1
in 1971
Years of data
54
1968–2021

Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom, 1968–2021

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.5 for share living with less than 320 int per day in 2021.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1971.

That places United Kingdom 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom, 1968 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1968 0.2 —
1969 0.3 +50.0%
1970 0.2 -33.3%
1971 0.1 -50.0%
1972 0.4 +300.0%
1973 0.1 -75.0%
1974 0.3 +200.0%
1975 0.2 -33.3%
1976 0.1 -50.0%
1977 0.3 +200.0%
1978 0.1 -66.7%
1979 0.1 +0.0%
1980 0.1 +0.0%
1981 0.2 +100.0%
1982 0.2 +0.0%
1983 0.2 +0.0%
1984 0.2 +0.0%
1985 0.2 +0.0%
1986 0.3 +50.0%
1987 0.1 -66.7%
1988 0.2 +100.0%
1989 0.2 +0.0%
1990 0.2 +0.0%
1991 0.2 +0.0%
1992 0.3 +50.0%
1993 0.3 +0.0%
1994 0.4 +33.3%
1995 0.4 +0.0%
1996 0.3 -25.0%
1997 0.3 +0.0%
1998 0.4 +33.3%
1999 0.4 +0.0%
2000 0.3 -25.0%
2001 0.4 +33.3%
2002 0.4 +0.0%
2003 0.4 +0.0%
2004 0.3 -25.0%
2005 0.4 +33.3%
2006 0.3 -25.0%
2007 0.4 +33.3%
2008 0.5 +25.0%
2009 0.4 -20.0%
2010 0.4 +0.0%
2011 0.5 +25.0%
2012 0.5 +0.0%
2013 0.3 -40.0%
2014 0.4 +33.3%
2015 0.4 +0.0%
2016 0.4 +0.0%
2017 0.4 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +25.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.6 +20.0%
2021 0.5 -16.7%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5789, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5837, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom 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.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +300.0% 0.1 0.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.25 0.2 0.3 2
1970s 0.19 0.1 0.4 10
1980s 0.19 0.1 0.3 10
1990s 0.32 0.2 0.4 10
2000s 0.38 0.3 0.5 10
2010s 0.43 0.3 0.5 10
2020s 0.55 0.5 0.6 2

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 91 Croatia 0.5733 compare
  2. 92 China 0.5134 compare
  3. 93 Uruguay 0.5074 compare
  4. 95 Turkey 0.4324 compare
  5. 96 Poland 0.4231 compare
  6. 97 Bhutan 0.4137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom?
Share living with less than 320 int per day in United Kingdom was 0.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2020.
What is the lowest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1971.
How does United Kingdom rank for share living with less than 320 int per day?
United Kingdom ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is share living with less than 320 int per day rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 320 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 320 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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