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Number of severely food insecure people

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Nigeria55.3M
  2. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.45M
  3. 3Pakistan25M
  4. 4Ethiopia24.5M
  5. 5Tanzania16.2M
  6. 6Kenya15.5M
  7. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.13.8M
  8. 8Afghanistan12.9M
  9. 9Malawi11.7M
  10. 10Uganda7.3M
  11. 11South Sudan7.2M
  12. 12Brazil7.1M
  13. 13Cameroon7M
  14. 14Madagascar5.6M
  15. 14Argentina5.6M
  16. 15South Africa5.4M
  17. 16Haiti5.3M
  18. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.5.3M
  19. 17Chad4.9M
  20. 17Peru4.9M
  21. 18Zimbabwe4.1M
  22. 19Myanmar3.9M
  23. 19Guatemala3.9M
  24. 20Mexico3.8M
  25. 20Nepal3.8M
  26. 21Zambia3.6M
  27. 22Philippines3.5M
  28. 23United States3.3M
  29. 24Ghana3.2M
  30. 25Burundi2.9M
  31. 26Sierra Leone2.8M
  32. 27Colombia2.6M
  33. 27Cote d'Ivoire2.6M
  34. 28Viet Nam2.3M
  35. 28United Kingdom2.3M
  36. 28Algeria2.3M
  37. 29Ecuador2.1M
  38. 29Ukraine2.1M
  39. 29Benin2.1M
  40. 30Liberia2M
  41. 30Malaysia2M
  42. 30Dominican Republic2M
  43. 30Niger2M
  44. 31Uzbekistan1.9M
  45. 32France1.8M
  46. 33Burkina Faso1.7M
  47. 34Honduras1.6M
  48. 35Libya1.3M
  49. 35Japan1.3M
  50. 35Romania1.3M
  51. 36Tunisia1.2M
  52. 37Germany1M
  53. 37Australia1M
  54. 37El Salvador1M
  55. 38Togo900,000
  56. 38Namibia900,000
  57. 39Jamaica800,000
  58. 40Mauritania700,000
  59. 40Spain700,000
  60. 40Chile700,000
  61. 40Canada700,000
  62. 40Senegal700,000
  63. 41Gambia, The600,000
  64. 41Lebanon600,000
  65. 41Cambodia600,000
  66. 41Botswana600,000
  67. 41Korea, Rep.600,000
  68. 41Tajikistan600,000
  69. 41Thailand600,000
  70. 41Lesotho600,000
  71. 41Mali600,000
  72. 42Netherlands500,000
  73. 43Lao PDR400,000
  74. 43Hungary400,000
  75. 44Portugal300,000
  76. 44Sri Lanka300,000
  77. 44Belgium300,000
  78. 44West Bank and Gaza300,000
  79. 44Sweden300,000
  80. 44Eswatini300,000
  81. 45Albania200,000
  82. 45Georgia200,000
  83. 45Moldova200,000
  84. 45Comoros200,000
  85. 45New Zealand200,000
  86. 45Greece200,000
  87. 45Mauritius200,000
  88. 45Singapore200,000
  89. 45Finland200,000
  90. 45Kuwait200,000
  91. 45Czechia200,000
  92. 45Djibouti200,000
  93. 46Uruguay100,000
  94. 46Serbia100,000
  95. 46Bosnia and Herzegovina100,000
  96. 46Slovak Republic100,000
  97. 46Bulgaria100,000
  98. 46Switzerland100,000
  99. 46Slovenia100,000
  100. 46Palau100,000
  101. 46Norway100,000
  102. 46Cabo Verde100,000
  103. 46Costa Rica100,000
  104. 46Mongolia100,000
  105. 46Trinidad and Tobago100,000
  106. 46Azerbaijan100,000
  107. 46Austria100,000
  108. 46Montenegro100,000
  109. 46Denmark100,000
  110. 46Malta100,000
  111. 46North Macedonia100,000
  112. 46Latvia100,000
  113. 46Antigua and Barbuda100,000
  114. 46Luxembourg100,000
  115. 46Lithuania100,000
  116. 46Estonia100,000
  117. 46United Arab Emirates100,000
  118. 46Kiribati100,000
  119. 46Croatia100,000
  120. 46Guyana100,000
  121. 46Kazakhstan100,000
  122. 46Samoa100,000
  123. 46Israel100,000
  124. 46Iceland100,000
  125. 46Ireland100,000
  126. 46Grenada100,000

Number of severely food insecure people