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Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people)

· higher is better · 136 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023
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  1. 1Nigeria170,415.8
  2. 2Pakistan104,313.3
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.86,211.1
  4. 4Ethiopia79,081.1
  5. 5Kenya40,899.4
  6. 6Tanzania38,652.2
  7. 7Philippines37,785.4
  8. 8United States35,334.4
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.35,270.7
  10. 10Iran, Islamic Rep.35,168.9
  11. 11Afghanistan33,561.6
  12. 12Yemen, Rep.28,754.2
  13. 13Brazil28,493.7
  14. 14Uganda26,566.9
  15. 15Mexico25,085.3
  16. 16Madagascar22,643.3
  17. 17Myanmar17,708.7
  18. 18Cameroon17,356.7
  19. 19Malawi17,237.9
  20. 20Argentina15,398.5
  21. 21Ghana15,040.2
  22. 22Colombia14,566.4
  23. 23Peru13,883.2
  24. 24Niger13,322.4
  25. 25South Africa13,085.7
  26. 26Chad12,832.8
  27. 27Ukraine12,633.4
  28. 28Indonesia12,524.3
  29. 29Cote d'Ivoire11,959
  30. 30Zimbabwe11,248.8
  31. 31Nepal10,869.4
  32. 32Viet Nam10,689.6
  33. 33South Sudan10,111.9
  34. 34Haiti9,684.7
  35. 35Burundi9,684.3
  36. 36Burkina Faso9,541.7
  37. 37Zambia9,391.4
  38. 38Benin9,259.8
  39. 39Guatemala8,838.8
  40. 40Uzbekistan8,709.9
  41. 41Algeria8,117.8
  42. 42Sierra Leone7,600.1
  43. 43Japan7,260.9
  44. 44Cambodia6,974.6
  45. 45Ecuador5,995.2
  46. 46Malaysia5,860.5
  47. 47France5,605
  48. 48Togo5,444.7
  49. 49Senegal5,256.7
  50. 50Dominican Republic4,962.5
  51. 51Mali4,895.5
  52. 52United Kingdom4,725.7
  53. 53Liberia4,437.9
  54. 54Honduras4,394.8
  55. 55Russian Federation4,021.4
  56. 56Canada4,003.8
  57. 57Thailand3,859.1
  58. 58Chile3,779.4
  59. 59Australia3,661.5
  60. 60Romania3,543.5
  61. 61Germany3,430.4
  62. 62Mauritania3,329.7
  63. 63Spain3,125.2
  64. 64Tunisia3,102.2
  65. 65El Salvador2,871.9
  66. 66Korea, Rep.2,791.5
  67. 67Lao PDR2,731.4
  68. 68Tajikistan2,606.1
  69. 69Sri Lanka2,569.6
  70. 70Libya2,565.3
  71. 71Lebanon2,446.2
  72. 72Namibia1,654.1
  73. 73Jamaica1,600.7
  74. 74Hungary1,508
  75. 75Gambia, The1,479.5
  76. 76West Bank and Gaza1,459.4
  77. 77Azerbaijan1,447.9
  78. 78Lesotho1,385.6
  79. 79Netherlands1,353.3
  80. 80Botswana1,338.2
  81. 81Poland1,324.6
  82. 82Portugal1,242.7
  83. 83Czechia1,078.1
  84. 84Georgia1,011.5
  85. 85Italy998.2
  86. 86Belgium949.8
  87. 87Albania928.1
  88. 88New Zealand892.8
  89. 89Israel854.6
  90. 90Serbia802.6
  91. 91Bulgaria788.7
  92. 92Costa Rica788.1
  93. 93Moldova763.7
  94. 94Finland749.4
  95. 95Sweden731.2
  96. 96Eswatini726.5
  97. 97Greece678.5
  98. 98Comoros677.9
  99. 99Djibouti567.5
  100. 100Uruguay548.7
  101. 101Singapore544.6
  102. 102Austria428.4
  103. 103Norway427.6
  104. 104Trinidad and Tobago415.1
  105. 105Slovak Republic414.2
  106. 106Denmark411.8
  107. 107Kazakhstan405.6
  108. 108Kuwait402.9
  109. 109United Arab Emirates397
  110. 110Mauritius395.9
  111. 111Bosnia and Herzegovina314.9
  112. 112North Macedonia278.8
  113. 113Ireland251.3
  114. 114Croatia235.3
  115. 115Armenia228.7
  116. 116Latvia210.9
  117. 116Guyana210.9
  118. 117Lithuania185.9
  119. 118Switzerland181.1
  120. 119Slovenia173.5
  121. 120Cabo Verde167.8
  122. 121Mongolia164
  123. 122Estonia146.2

Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people)